by KimBoo York | Nov 13, 2016 | Ponderings
I was talking to a friend yesterday who is dealing with being the caretaker for a mother who’s been diagnosed with a serious disorder. Her mother’s life is on a timeline and, in the way of such things, the time line is unknown. It could be sooner, could be...
by KimBoo York | Nov 7, 2016 | Ponderings
Normally I try to write posts that have some tone of universality, which can be evergreen and interesting no matter whether a person knows me or not. This is not one of those posts. I had a minor meltdown yesterday, which lasted for a few hours (my panic attacks and...
by KimBoo York | Oct 26, 2016 | Ponderings
They are always nearby. They are either traumatic or laborious, often both, but escape hatches always exist. Sometimes the price is too high for that person to pay at that time. More often, though, people just believe the way to escape is not worth the risk —...
by KimBoo York | Oct 24, 2016 | Ponderings
This room is a disaster, which is not a metaphor. “This room” being the second bedroom in my apartment, the room I call my “studio.” When I was married, it was the bedroom. But then I was single and I wanted a smaller bedroom (since I had a...
by KimBoo York | Oct 20, 2016 | Ponderings
content warning: discussion about (but not description of) child abuse, rape, pedophilia, sexual kinks/fetishes/tropes Interestingly, I’m bouncing back and forth between two unrelated but tangential discussions, one on Medium about “virtuous...
by KimBoo York | Oct 10, 2016 | Ponderings
“Locker room banter” — it’s just, I don’t KNOW. I have no idea what male locker room banter is or isn’t. I do know that most of the men I’ve known are quite capable of being crude and rude, especially when high on adrenaline...
