Adoption story – A thank you Readers may remember more than 4 years ago when I wrote about Ronald McDonald and Houdini. That four post series is still among the more popular posts on this site. My brother and I are adopted. Our father, adopted us when I was 3 and my brother was 4. …
Month: November 2016
SMI and the Tragedy of Adulthood
SMI – Serious Mental Illness The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which defines SMI (Serious Mental Illness) as: A mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder (excluding developmental and substance use disorders); Diagnosable currently or within the past year; Of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the 4th edition of the Diagnostic…
Race Conversations
The Race Conversation This isn’t a Black Lives Matter post, yet it is. Does that make sense? Today, we had a meeting with David at his school because he got caught hacking the school network and surfing pornography during class time. His punishment is loss of technology privileges for the rest of the semester. In…