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Unscathed: The story of a very bad week
Unscathed: The story of a very bad week
I narrowly escaped disaster; why do I feel so bad?
Kitty Ireland
Jul 14
Take me to church
Take me to church
Religion is not my thing. My whole family — both sides and as many generations as I’m aware of — have never taken up religion. Or maybe…
Kitty Ireland
Jul 7
Don’t look away from mental illness
Don’t look away from mental illness
We are much better now, in this era of #neurodiversity and #mentalhealthforall, at admitting that mental health is not a given for most of…
Kitty Ireland
May 11
My mom leaves voicemails for Joe Biden
My mom leaves voicemails for Joe Biden
I don’t know how often my mom has called the White House. If I had to guess, I’d say she probably calls a few times a year when her demands…
Kitty Ireland
Apr 28
Memoir and Meaning-Making
Memoir and Meaning-Making
What’s the meaning of life? To be more specific, what’s the meaning of my life? So far, I’ve lived it for 52 years, and there has not been…
Kitty Ireland
Apr 4
Free to be, you and me
Free to be, you and me
Why be normal? That was a bumper sticker you’d see on the back of VW Rabbits in the early 1980s. But my mom, P’Tricia, knew that wasn’t…
Kitty Ireland
Oct 1, 2023
Escaping the Swamp of Despair
Escaping the Swamp of Despair
For me, 2014 was worse than 2020.
Kitty Ireland
Nov 10, 2020
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