Why Haven’t I Written about My Divorce More? Is It Because I’m a Man?
Gene GlotzerPhoto by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash I write about all kinds of stuff on here. Some of it is silly. Some of it is serious but not about me. Some…
Sleepovers
My daughter is having her second sleepover of her winter break. A couple of days ago, she hosted. Tonight she's staying at a friend's. I don't know how it is…
Depressive Nostalgia
Depression has made me nostalgic, and not in a good way. As far as I can remember, I'm not normally the nostalgic type. The past is the past. Some of…
Why Do I Do This?
I was recently asked about one of my posts about depression. The question was basically asking how I felt about my post. I answered that I didn't think it was…
A Paucity of Words – Loneliness
I'm lonely. I don't know how much of it is depression, how much is the divorce and how much is actually being alone (although I rarely seem to be alone, so…
Guilt Without Sin
I don't really believe in sin. At least not in the literal sense of the word. I do believe that rooting for the Yankees is a sin, as is putting…
The Silence of Sounds
One of the oddest effects of depression is being unable to enjoy things that I know are enjoyable. For me, that is most noticeable with music. I am completely obsessed…
Something New and Horrifying
As I've said before, there's a lot that has happened to me during my divorce that I wasn't expecting. The latest happened to me in the grocery store a few…
What Am I Now? or What the Heck Is a Grass Widower?
I got divorced the other day. I'm not normally one to label myself. I'm just me. But, I've been having some trouble with the whole situation, so I thought words…
I Am A Grass Widower
I got divorced this afternoon. It was weird. We went to the court house, signed some forms, waited for a while, then went before the judge. We sat there while…