This past weekend my lovely college friend was visiting me. We’ve been friends for 30 years now. It was a very healing visit. She was here to heal from a broken heart combined with exhaustion from caring for an aging parent. I am continually seeking to heal from the loss of my boys and aContinue reading “On Healing”
Author Archives: Kismet
How to Recognize Parent-Child Alienation
I have been seeing a lot that suicide prevention is for year round not just one month of the year. Having lost two sons to suicide, I subscribe to this. Alongside this, I think about child-parent alienation and how it can be a factor in suicide. There is no evidence that it is a directContinue reading “How to Recognize Parent-Child Alienation”
A Tale of Child Estrangement
Likely you are reading this because you are possibly experiencing it. I’m not sure who would research the subject otherwise. In fact, I certainly did not know of this situation before experiencing it. It might be something you think occurs in extremely dysfunctional families, those other people…until it h happens to you. Child estrangement, sometimesContinue reading “A Tale of Child Estrangement”
Home
I met with my accountant recently and she was speaking about the importance of preserving my home and never leveraging the equity. She described it as the little nest for my kids and I. I liked that description. Home came up again in a morning yoga class my daughter and I attended. The instructor describedContinue reading “Home”
Understanding Parental Alienation and Its Impact on Children
Few experiences are more painful for a child than feeling that they have lost a parent who is still alive. After separation or divorce, children may sometimes become resistant to or fearful of one parent for legitimate reasons. But in some families, a child’s relationship with a parent deteriorates in the context of persistent hostility,Continue reading “Understanding Parental Alienation and Its Impact on Children”
On Feeding Teenagers
When your children are little you have a lot more control over how they eat. I liked to feed my kids healthy. Vegetables, fruit, home cooked as much as possible. I always had some picky eaters so I did need to disguise a little and leave some things more plain, hold the sauce, etc. ButContinue reading “On Feeding Teenagers”
On Unaccompanied Minor Travel
Typically my family travels together so this has never arisen for us previously. But this summer I learned everything I needed to know about minors traveling as unaccompanied minors. I wanted to share in case it can help anyone else unfamiliar with this term and what it means in the travel context. Here is theContinue reading “On Unaccompanied Minor Travel”
On How to Find a Lost Pet
Recently we lost our sweet little kitty Farah, who slipped outside while I was taking the trash out. Here are the steps we took, many shared with us by those who have helped to bring lost pets home over the years. Take your flashlight in the morning before it is light and at night justContinue reading “On How to Find a Lost Pet”
On Mental Health – Part III
Quite honestly, when I begin writing my Mental Health awareness posts, I knew there would be three and stated this. Parts I and II came easily. But I struggled a bit with Part III. That is why it took me this long to post. I really wanted it to be encouraging not depressing. And finallyContinue reading “On Mental Health – Part III”
On Mental Health Part II: Firearms and Suicide
Warning to readers: This article addresses a very serious and disturbing cultural trend. In our last article, Part I, we addressed mental health generally with encouragement and (hopefully)helpful ideas. Now we will address a specific area of mental health which is suicide prevention. This is a bit of a misnomer and I generally prefer theContinue reading “On Mental Health Part II: Firearms and Suicide”
