A banner year in the Bender household: Abuse isn’t the answer to gun violence There are two terrifying ideas that have risen out of the latest school shooting. The first, that women are somehow responsible for the feels of a guy who’s rejected, has been roundly refuted (though oddly, not by the personal-responsibility-is-paramount political right), so I’m going to talk about the second: That it’s all the parent’s fault. […]
Cute bigotry They wouldn’t call her “girlfriend”. A while back, my sweetie was dating a woman – we’ll call her “A” – and they were serious enough that my sweetie had a picture of the two of them on her desk at work. While they were dating, “A” had some medical issues. Bad enough medical issues that […]
It’s not just a number: Performing pain in healthcare It really started on Monday, though I’d had twinges the week before. A slight ache between my shoulder blades while I worked. Not a big deal, I figured, and took some anti-inflammatories. By the end of my shift Tuesday, that wasn’t the case. It was a constant burning pain. If I moved “wrong” – and […]
We worry about the opinions of others because we don’t take the time to know ourselves. We worry about the opinions of others because we don’t take the time to know ourselves.
