On the Friday before my husband came home from work to say “Something bad has happened,” he and I went out out for a date night. We… Read more “Living with Crazy: From Date Night and Romantic Music to "I think I’m supposed to know who you are."”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
A Most Beautiful Morning
This morning, I woke around 5:30 a.m. and had intended to pop out of bed, make coffee and breakfast, and get to the gym bright and early.… Read more “A Most Beautiful Morning”
Living with Crazy: Calling in a 5150
At about 8 a.m. Thursday, March 22, Humboldt State University Police Officer Tom Dewey heard over the radio that a suicidal man was barricaded in the bathroom… Read more “Living with Crazy: Calling in a 5150”
An "Unsavory" Life
So, I’ve recently begun dredging up stories from a rather challenging time in my life. (How’s that for an understatement?). A reader emailed to say at some… Read more “An "Unsavory" Life”
Living with Crazy: Denial, Disbelief and Falling Apart
My husband tells me that I actually gave him an ultimatum: that I would leave him if he did not retain a lawyer to go with him… Read more “Living with Crazy: Denial, Disbelief and Falling Apart”
Living with Crazy: March 20, 2003, another day that will live in infamy
As morning dawned on Iraq March 20, 2003, U.S. and coalitions forces launched missiles and bombs on that country. “On my order,” President George W. Bush said… Read more “Living with Crazy: March 20, 2003, another day that will live in infamy”
Living with Crazy: March 20, 2001, one day that will live in infamy
As we all know, memory is a funny thing. I don’t necessarily trust mine, certainly not related to events that happened almost exactly 10 years ago. My… Read more “Living with Crazy: March 20, 2001, one day that will live in infamy”
Living with Crazy: Total Lunar Eclipse
In January 2000, scientists from NASA and other organizations told people in the North and South America to be prepared to witness an amazing astronomical spectacle: the… Read more “Living with Crazy: Total Lunar Eclipse”
Living With Crazy: He can’t really be thinking about killing himself
Your husband has told you that he has been thinking about killing himself every day for about a year. Wouldn’t the most safe and sensible thing be… Read more “Living With Crazy: He can’t really be thinking about killing himself”
Living with Crazy: Something Bad Has Happened
As I write this, I realize it has been nearly 10 years since the occurrence of the life-changing events I have begun to describe. Ten years. Ten… Read more “Living with Crazy: Something Bad Has Happened”
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