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I Don’t Agree: My Response to Liza Long’s “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother”

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

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There are many things that make me uncomfortable about Liza Long’s piece, “I am Adam Lanza’s Mother: A Mom’s Perspective on the Mental Illness Conversation in America,” republished by the Huffington Post. I’m not normally one to second guess or criticize other mothers since there… Continue Reading “I Don’t Agree: My Response to Liza Long’s “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother””

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Christmas Story #3: Redrum

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

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Not being clairvoyant, I don’t really know if other people go around with the same phrase drumming through their heads all day long.  This isn’t every day.  It’s just some days.  Some particularly bad days. Christmastime brings back memories of one of the more… Continue Reading “Christmas Story #3: Redrum”

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