Hugo Schwyzer – “Author, Speaker, Professor, Shattering Gender Myths” – was a villain to me. And when I started this article, it was my intent to show this. Read More Deconstructing Hugo
Tag: sobriety
Dry Wit: Words That Don’t Quite Sting
I was talking with a friend the other day about a rotten situation we were in with a friend who, for reasons unbeknownst to us, was being deceitful and manipulative, and when called out on her behavior, just layered on further lies and couldn’t, for lack of a better word, figure out how to fight fair. My friend said her deceptiveness was “like an alcoholic,” and then immediately apologized out of sensitivity to my issues.
Dry Wit: Fugeddaboudit
I realized some essential toggle switch in my brain had flipped when I honestly couldn’t think of something to write about this week.
Dry Wit: Sober Spirituality For the Rest of Us
Regardless of what sobriety program you choose, eventually you’re going to run into mention of a Higher Power, or the need for spiritual experiences and spiritual growth. For those of us who have a little bit of a bad taste in our mouth from religious experiences, the emphasis on spirituality in sobriety can be daunting.
Dry Wit: Fierce Bitches
I don’t know about you, but I’m having a helluva week.
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Dry Wit: Different for Everybody
I was talking with another sober gal the other day about our going-out habits post sobriety (I don’t, much, but more on that later), and I mentioned that one thing I absolutely could not give up was getting fish and chips at the pub. “Ooh, you can’t do that!” she exclaimed.
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Dry Wit: Mantra, Make It Happen
In case you couldn’t tell, I’m prone to moping. I’m a major moper. It happens to the best of us – idealists in particular seem to get discouraged when anything less than optimum happens, and it takes some serious mental training to move away from the mope and into the cope.
Dry Wit: Come On, Get Hard-Assed
So, this last week, a friend-of-a-friend contacted me because she’d been following the progress of my sobriety both here and on my personal blog, and she had a problem: a person close to her had just revealed to her that he suspects he has a drinking problem, and she wanted advice about how best to support him. Read More Dry Wit: Come On, Get Hard-Assed