How to Date and Socialize in a Marijuana and Tobacco Filled World with Asthma and Allergies?

I have always had an on and off again relationship with Asthma. As a child, my mother smoked three packs a day even after our family doctor looked her in the face and said that I (her daughter) was allergic to it. Her addiction trumped a mother’s love. My child self felt it was me rather than her smoking that was the problem. Was she being selfish for refusing to give up smoking for the health of her daughter? Or was I being selfish for having a medical condition? As a child, I had no choice

The Men who Made my Thirties a MisConception

I am in my thirties and still childless. The ghost of my childless past consists of three main men. I was nineteen when I lost my virginity. I was older than most woman and I realize now, I lacked the emotional intelligence to deal with men. Whereas other girls I knew in college cultivated that in high school and some in grammar school, I was just starting out. And it was obvious. I allowed a man, five years my senior, to walk all over me from the summer of 2003 until 2008. It was sometime bef

Freelance Writer Tips from an Accidental Blogger

When I first started blogging, I did not target an audience. I just wanted to help my students. I would have to say my first successful blog was when I lived in Saudi Arabia. I started blogging as a way to get my female students their review materials because we had you could say logistical issues getting enough paper delivered to us by the men in charge. Beyond knowing that we did not always have the paper when we needed it, I can not give you an intelligent answer as to why. Before you star

The Solider That I Am

I’m not an alcoholic or an addict, but I went to my first NA meeting last week with my boyfriend. Since, I find myself reflecting on my own experiences with the addictions of those I love. Some admitted their addictions. Others denied them. In the past, I can only recall one time knowing someone who seemed to work on their recovery. Even then, I only knew about it from a distance. I only knew enough to know the facts, not anything much deeper than that. Initially, I think the first time I wa
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