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I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1977. I have acted, taught High School English,worked as a paraprofessional with seriously emotionally troubled kids, written (and continue to write) poetry, songs, op-ed pieces and product reviews, and

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Words: 12 of 236

Words are more than the letters they are made of And mean nothing at all until used. They do not always arise from A human partnership with a muse. Words to express and Words to conceal. To create a dream Or describe the real. Words to engage and Words to reject. To be in agreement Or to curtly correct. Words to make love an...
Parenting & Pregnancy > After School Free entertainment for children: 1 of 10

"Mom (or Dad), I'm BORED." What parent has not heard this one? Yet if the parent assumes too readily the responsibility of coming up with something for the child to do, the youngster is deprived of the challenge to expand and develop their own problem solving abilities and dependency is increased. Is this really what you wan...
Health & Fitness > Depression Depression: Types, symptoms and treatment options: 3 of 28

Distinguishing Clinical Depression from the Plain-Old Blues Normal Sadness is Not an Illness: As a culture, we are prone (and taught) to over diagnose and over pathologize. This learning, which has grown in popularity exponentially over the past 50 years, has caused us to be prone to label 'normal' variables in human functio...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Gambling: 3 of 17

When learning to play games as kids, The object was quite clear. Do the best that you can do And attend to what you hear. The object is, of course, to win While higher values drifted by- But we never were warned Nor did we suspect That working to be the best was a lie. In a casino one night in the past Watching '21' from the...
Education > Education (Other) Public and private schools: Deciding which is better: 4 of 22

Matching a child with the best school situation for their own personality, learning style and needs is of the essence. One size does not fit all. This is especially true in Elementary and Middle School. While many parents believe that private schools offer a better and safer education for their children, this is not necessar...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Election 2008: Obama meets the Clinton machine in the primaries: 3 of 12

Democrats Actually Learn From Experience! The most recent public exchange between the two Democratic Presidential front runners, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama surprises and delights Democrats who feared that history would repeat itself and Democratic candidates, in attacking each other, would give their Republican...
Entertainment > Characters & Performances Satire: Interviewing Superman: 1 of 3

Superman, born Kal-El and now retired, speaks honestly with this reporter. Although Superman, as an adult on Earth, masqueraded as newspaper reporter, Clark Kent, he never gave an actual and honest interview himself. Until now, that is. Read on for some of the real truth(s) about the Man Of Steel. Those of us of a certain ag...
Health & Fitness > Health & Fitness (Other) Doctors and the imperfections of human objectivity: 1 of 3

The people we turn to when we hurt are no more perfect than the rest of us. We go the doctor either for a routine check-up or procedure of some kind, or because we are suffering and need to be diagnosed and treated so we can feel better again. Societal expectations for our trained and licensed medical healers is largely out ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Aliens: 11 of 31

Who is the real threat to our precious blue orb? Creatures from space is what children absorb. This leads them away from the truth we now know That humans are scary - The rest is just show. As children we feared the creatures from space Who would land and destroy the whole human race. They had deadly rays or would eat us for...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Disillusioned: 9 of 25

I keep looking For those alabaster cities, Gleaming and Undimmed by human tears. I must have been looking in the Wrong direction since first voting In the year of our discontent 1968. I suspect that the Civics teacher Knew the truth And was paid to lie to the children. Democracy sounded (and worked) Better in choir Than it s...