Coping With Grief And Loss

Yesterday, I came across a Reddit thread that discussed how Republican presidential candidtate Rick Santorum and his family dealt with the death of their twenty week old son, back in 1996. Now, don't go thinking I'm a supporter of Rick Santorum (I'm not), but the thread got me thinking about the grieving process.

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Sorry, This Street Is Occupied

The more I watch videos and read articles about this whole Occupy Wall Street movement, the more irritated I get. Ya wanna know what I see? I see a bunch of spoiled, self-centered, ungrateful, disrespectful, narcissistic people, who don't know what else to do – that's what I see. [sighs]

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Today Marks One Year

Today marks one year from the day my daughter's life was flipped upside-down…and so did mine. One year ago today, my daughter was raped.

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Fifty People, One Question

What would you say is your one biggest regret? 

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What Are Your Kids Listening To?

Black Veil Bridges

Every once in awhile, Jacob will give me a list of songs that he would like for me to buy (yes, I actually buy them…with real money) for his iPod. For the most part, they're songs that my husband and I have introduced him to. Sometimes, they're songs by a band I've never heard of. Then I have to go and check them out myself.

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