An unreasonable spouse over insurance, missing information about a sister, and a broken ankle on a neighbor’s icy porch.
My Mom Writes About Our Family Struggles – Part Four
January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A few months back, my family nearly fell apart. Here’s how it all went down from my mom’s perspective. In this post, we negotiate our new relationship.
My Mom Writes About My Family – Part One
January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A few months back, my family nearly fell apart. Here’s how it all went down from my mom’s perspective. In this post, mom talks about our new tradition of weekly family dinners…a welcome change from how it used to be.
Dear John: Love Her, Hate Her Kids
September 21, 2012 By 9 Comments
This week Dear John address unruly kids ruining a relationship, an alarmist sister, and a fifteen-year-old’s dye job.
A Death and a Birth
September 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Rolf Gates tells the story of his sister’s death and daughter’s birth, and how they helped him become a better man.
My Sister Paid Progressive Insurance to Defend Her Killer In Court
August 19, 2012 By 9 Comments
After his sister was killed by a reckless, underinsured driver, Matt Fisher and his family were forced to sue to try to collect the insurance policy on which his sister had been paying.
How My Family is Teaching How to Listen and be Compassionate
July 11, 2012 By 3 Comments
Whether a stranger comments negatively about what I wrote online or I have an argument with a friend I have to curb the instinct to be dismissive, and take time to truly understand and be curious.
#15: Just Another Happy Family
January 15, 2012 By 12 Comments
“As a twenty-something-year-old gay man, he stepped up and took them on as his own.”
Dear John: The Emotionally Distant Boyfriend
December 8, 2011 By 2 Comments
Why is my boyfriend acting differently? How do I teach my sister to be responsible with her money? And why can’t my friend stop playing video games?
The Pack Mentality
September 27, 2011 By 57 Comments
They trapped her like a pack of hungry wolves, single-minded and relentless.
Ten things I’ve learned from my sister
December 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A Junk-Tank Like Me
June 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When you’re an addict, “It’s not that you don’t care. It’s that you don’t care enough.”
The Nurse’s family
May 8, 2010 By 6 Comments
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.