Dreaming on Jaybird Street
I walk around saying to myself, “Barack Obama, Barack Obama.” I wake up in the middle of the night, and think, “President-Elect Barack Obama.” The Scout, who routinely invokes the world of alternative...
View ArticleA Fist Full of Meds
So I took my bipolar mom to the ER, and they found a bed for her at the same hospital where she was before, and she refused to sign herself in. She had agreed to go to the hospital but had a meltdown...
View ArticleTalking to Crazy
After yesterday’s post, I returned to my mom’s apartment to give her the bedtime meds. She couldn’t remember where she’d put them—even though we decided together earlier in the day where they should...
View ArticleUncertainty
The Scout has returned from Arkansas. He is glad to be home and is recovering nicely. Outside Forest Grove, Oregon. My mom is at home in Oregon refusing to take her meds. It’s the disease. For those...
View ArticleAround the Barn
I heard Malcolm Gladwell on Rachel Maddow’s show the other day talking about decoding institutions. The journey that I’m on now vis-a-vis my mother’s mental illness is one of not simply decoding...
View ArticleThen the Quail Came
Mom update: She’s about the same—perhaps a bit more paranoid. My brother stopped by last night and the meds are all hanging out together in a big bowl, like Halloween candy waiting for...
View ArticleStubborn Through This Season
Well, my mother’s mania continues. Last week, she accused me of stealing family photos. Mom: Kelly, I think you may have accidentally taken the pictures of my children home with you. Me: No Mom, I...
View ArticleThank Who?
Yesterday, the assistant to the administrator of the division I work in (300 people strong) came to my office. She gave me a nylon bag (Made in China) with our organization’s logo on it and said, “A—...
View ArticleNut Jobs for 9/11 Truth
A friendly sage told me that she was going to ignore all the 9/11 ten-year anniversary hoopla. Oh, that I had heeded her advice. But then I read “Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative...
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