Category Archives: Reading
Daylight saving time
I have twice contacted my congressional representatives and received no firm response. We have agreed to end this crazy semiannual time change ritual in favor of permanent daylight saving time. When will we get action? Software providers for everything from … Continue reading
Faithful Husband
I often read your column aloud to my disabled wife, who is terminally ill with a relatively rare frontotemporal dementia. She is nearing the final stage of the disease. We are fortunate to have a great many friends and family … Continue reading
Active Listening
Carl Rogers and Richard Farson coined the term active listening in 1957, writing that “active listening is an important way to bring about changes in people…[it] brings about changes in peoples’ attitudes toward themselves and others; it also brings about changes in … Continue reading
Mother’s Rules
I am religious and generally conservative. A good friend who is a “free spirit” commented on the fact that I do not allow my son, 24, and his longtime girlfriend to sleep together in my house, saying this could contribute … Continue reading
Powerful Conversation
While racism is a deeply complex and difficult issue to tackle, I personally do not want to continue having the same conversations about race relations three years from now because that would mean we have not made enough progress. Our … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 