Last night, we convened the 7th annual Dare to Dream event, the major fundraiser for Youth Outlook. It was the first time in several years that there were no accidents or suicides among the youth served in this agency on which for us to reflect. Last night, we wanted to play. As usual, I drafted […]
Posts Tagged ‘humor’
On the Red Carpet
Posted: 11th October 2014 by admin in BlogTags: #LGBT youth, community, humor, movies
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I think everyone has them occasionally. Nah, I’m not talking flat tires, nightmares, or tension headaches that could rival any spring rod you’ve got a curtain stuck to the wall with. I’m talking ah-ha moments. You know…that exact moment when the figurative lightbulb comes on and you see something about your relationship or your job […]
Spaghettios, Spam and Other Holiday Favorites
Posted: 1st December 2013 by admin in BlogTags: cooking, culinary school, fathers, food, holiday traditions, humor, single parent
A colleague once commented that people learn a lot about family and themselves by sitting through holiday dinners, and sometimes even by sitting through just routine dinners. I ducked my head to hide a smile, thinking, “The only thing I remember learning by sitting through holiday dinners is that one of us had to learn […]
I Misunderstood You Perfectly!
Posted: 23rd September 2013 by admin in BlogTags: #communication, #shopping, humor
I like to leave the shopping list on the front of the fridge. It’s part of that homey feeling that comes with sharing your nest with someone you love. I also find it quite convenient, until the time comes that one of two things happen. One—I find myself at the store and the list is […]
A Slippery Slope, Indeed
Posted: 31st August 2013 by admin in BlogTags: ACOA, addiction, forgiveness, healing, humor, Urban Tidepool
In grad school, I took a course on working with clients with substance abuse diagnoses and did some side research on the impact of the addiction on the family members. My dabbling led me eventually to what was considered THE handbook on ACOA issues, Janet Woititz’s Adult Children of Alcoholics. Intrigued, fascinated even, I went […]
Sharing the stage
Posted: 3rd August 2013 by admin in BlogTags: human rights, humor, LGBT issues, My Dwarf Life
My Dwarf Life, the thought provoking blog by my friend Maurice Smith, may be of interest to some of you reading the Urban Tidepool blog. Maurice often posts about human rights issues, LGBT issues, disability issues and living with a fabulous sense of humor and his occasionally neurotic cat. I suspect many of you will […]