How to Recognize an Abusive Friendship
Abusive tendencies don’t just happen in intimate or romantic relationships. They can happen in friendships also. I would like to share a story with you. Jill met Anna when Anna began dating a longtime friend of hers. Anna and Jill soon became fast...
Q&A: What are the Signs My Teen is in Danger?
A "Concerned Mother" asks: Q: What are some of the signs of a potentially harmful dating relationship? This is a long and complicated question to answer but I have compiled a list of bullet points that might indicate a possible problem in a dating relationship....
The Opinionated Bitch – The Governor vs The Teenager
The Governor vs The Teenager This week, a local news story (something that rarely happens here in Hooterville) has gotten the attention of the national media and it's a good one. But first a little background on the players... Kansas Governor, Sam Brownback is quite...
The Creative Edge – where are you keeping your creative side?
Starting today, a brand new column about embracing your creative side is going to be appearing right here on Here Women Talk. As a creativity coach, writer and artist (and a good dancer), I find that people think coaches are sweet and demure souls who wear sensible...
When Courage Partners with Justice…. Wonderful Things Happen!
Justice comes in many forms… When it comes, whether in small doses or as a matter of significance, it is frequently precipitated by acts of courage. This writer has the utmost respect for those who have demonstrated acts of courage in their pursuit of...
The Opinionated Bitch – Surviving the Holidays
At every Thanksgiving get-together in my adult life, there's been one constant - a troll who pulls their sorry ass up to the table. It's either the drunken uncle, the out-of-wedlock pregnant niece who just loves her abusive boyfriend or the bigoted brother in law,...
Teen World vs. “Real” World vs. One World
Teens and tweens inhabit a world that we used to live in. For some of us, living in the teen world was a recent experience. For others, it has been decades. Even now, as adults, it is a place that we seldom visit and maybe don’t ever want to think about...
Liberty and Justice for All
This writer has a million examples of liberty and justice compiled over a long period of time. My blog is a microcosm of such examples written about over a year’s time. Ladyjustice will provide a short list of such examples below, focusing in on the Liberty...
Do you Ever Feel the Presence of Your Loved Ones?
Do you Ever Feel the Presence of Your Loved Ones? Feeling the presence of a loved one is comforting. Many people reflect by questioning if what they are feeling or seeing really exists. How can we determine if what we are feeling is fact or imagination? When I was...
The Opinionated Bitch – Scene 1, Take 1
I grew up a in large family with brothers. I also grew up with two parents who peppered their daily speech with colorful expletives. It's little wonder that the first insult ever thrown at me by my brothers was, to my best recollection, "bitch". This was something...
My Fractured Jaw Paid Off More Than I Could Have Suspected – I Learned I Can Trust Healing Will Come – I Only Need To Be Patient and Keep the Faith!
It seemed as though I was never going to heal from the fall that caused my jaw to fracture on both sides. Then, almost as soon as I allowed myself to give it time to heal and not beat myself up for falling and to accept that my mind wasn’t as clear as it usually is, I...
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
We live in a time of pain, a time of change, a time of yes, Revolution. No matter what anyone tells you, this is not Democrat vs Republican, Right vs Left, Christian vs Atheist, Straight vs LGBT, guns vs peacenik, legal vs illegal immigrant issue. Those things are...
