Now we just have to get his car out of impound in L.A. — I have a tattoo on my arm that says, “I told Blake.” It is a not-so-subtle way to say to my son, “I told you so,” 24/7, without having to actually say it. I don’t get to say it out loud to him often, now that he’s 6'5" with long…

As a therapist, I originally wondered about that myself. — I’d worked with trans clients for years — starting with my first, who was 16 at the time and living as female — when I began seeing more pre-teens and teens who were questioning whether they were trans, nonbinary, pan-sexual, or bisexual. Some of them weren’t sure of the difference…

Here’s my guess — NPR reported on November 29, 2023: “Henry Kissinger, one of the country’s most important foreign policy thinkers for more than half a century, has died at the age of 100. He died on Wednesday at his home in Connecticut, according a statement from his consulting firm, Kissinger Associates, Inc. …

The answer determines the approach and outcome — Many of the mystical experiences I’ve had have been as a child. I was in my parents’ bed. My father went into the closet to get clothes. As he came out, I saw a spinning ball of blue flame above his head. It wasn’t scary, just fascinating. I remember this…

When the rockets red glare — My son announced he was getting breakfast from a fast-food place. A place that was originally designed to look like a childhood toy which, when wound up, emitted an explosive surprise in the form of a pop-up clown. I jumped off the processed food merry-go-round long ago and seldom look…

Each one a red flag wrapped like a ribbon around a ring-sized box — My first husband “proposed” by announcing his intentions to a group of teenagers. He was a 22 year-old youth pastor on his way to the army, and I was a nearly 18-year-old youth. We’d met once before, and I remembered him as a larger-than-life charismatic “older man” at a church…

Our detective agency motto is “We will find you!” — I woke up late. Nicky had bacon and eggs ready, and I shoved them into my maw on my way out the door. She’d set up a client for first thing, and wasn’t thrilled I was running late. “Knock ’em dead Champ,” she whispers throatily as she lands a kiss…

Here are a few — mostly not exaggerated — My sister and I watched our alma mater, TCU, play football on Friday after Thanksgiving. She’s invested. If football disappeared in a Marvel-like blip I wouldn’t call foul. They lost, but as they say, it’s a builder year. Which means the players are barely past puberty. The grown-ups all left…

Not just any old BS. The kind we don’t need in our lives — A friend said this to me recently. “I’d rather adjust to his absence than put up with his bullshit.” It’s crass, brilliant, and so simple. Why don’t more of us think this way? Full disclosure — Even though I’m a therapist, I have no idea whether your relationship can work…