Ritchie, Logan C
In my house, the simple request “Stop bugging your brother” (often made after errant behavior has gone on far too long and I’m super exasperated) is sure to unleash a cascade of venom: “But he this.”“He always that.”“It’s my turn.”“You always take his side.” I have ...
Her favourite game is Scrobble, when I pretend to turn her every which way on my lap and tickle her (I say pretend as I am careful not too make her feel too trapped), and “I’m coming to GET you” played going up the stairs, which also ends with a cuddle. She will play with ...
My mother had turned into a completely different person. She wouldn't eat or sleep. She only yelled, screamed, and said extremely hurtful things to my father and me. Since my brother doesn't like to deal with the problem, he never made himself available, if you know what I mean. For ...
It’s okay to let go of a toxic parent. This is such a difficult decision, but it could be one of the most important. We humans are wired to connect, even with people who don’t deserve to be connected to us. Sometimes though, the only way to stop the disease spreading is to amp...
When I wrote monk mode, my intent was to communicate on a practical level to losers “how to stop being a loser”. I used to be a loser, I personally devised and tested monk mode, and it helped me massively, so I shared my findings with others. ...
“I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense o
As tempting as it is to simply have grandma change his diapers to stop the tantrums, don’t. Having her do everything may not be convenient or possible. In our example, she was busy doing the dishes while you had your hands free. Agreeing to his unreasonable demands also cements the ide...
I have always avoided to point his mistakes and focus on all I have done to help him. Should I keep doing this or should I take a different approach? For example, stop helping Bob at all so the work I do is taken more into consideration. Also Let me say that I like ...
The bigger question of what to do with your life is one of these problems with a hard core. There are important problems at the center, which tend to be hard, and less important, easier ones at the edges. So as well as the small, daily adjustments involved in working on a specific ...