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Merely Me on Sexual Health
Monday, February 20 2012
Okay so we know that abortion is a divisive topic among politicians and voters. There is no surprise about that. But birth control? Really? Is it just me or is the recent political hullabaloo over health care and contraception a bit of a shock? Just when I think people are going to come to their senses and focus on job growth someone throws a... Read more
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Merely Me on Anxiety
Monday, February 20 2012
And (I always feel like)
(Somebody's watching me)
And I have no privacy
Whooooa-oh-oh (I always feel like)
(Somebody's watching me)
Tell me, is it just a dream
When I come home at night
I bolt the door real tight
People call me on the phone
I'm trying to avoid
But can the people on TV see me
Or am I just paranoid?
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Merely Me on Anxiety
Wednesday, November 23 2011
Several weeks ago I found myself in a situation I had never experienced before. Paramedics had to come to our home because our youngest son Max, who has autism, appeared to be unconscious and not breathing. My husband was helping my eldest son with his algebra. I was upstairs putting away laundry. Then I hear my husband yell to my older son to... Read more
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Merely Me on Anxiety
Tuesday, November 15 2011
I've been having these dreams, and they always start with some sort of storm. --Curtis Laforche in Take Shelter
If you see one movie before the end of the year, you have to see Take Shelter, an independent film written and directed by Jeff Nichols. It has been described as the best drama of the year so far and was also proclaimed the... Read more
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Merely Me on Anxiety
Tuesday, September 20 2011
As I write this post I am imagining some of my fellow perfectionists out there searching for the alternative article on “10 Stress-Free Ways to Be Perfect without Even Trying.” Sorry, no such article exists and if it did it would be a lie. I hate to break this to you but nobody is perfect. And in fact, the unrealistic quest for... Read more
