Monthly Archives: March 2001

keeping up with kids

Posted on March 26, 2001 by jottingjoan

It is spring, the season of transition and my family is in tune with the season. Two are engaged, one moved back home and began paying rent for the privilege of living at home. (I startled him when I announced … Continue reading →

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DNA does not lie

Posted on March 19, 2001 by jottingjoan

Six months ago I left a political congress feeling quite insulted. I had been assigned to a committee with a mechanic who said he had not felt right in a man’s body. He thought wearing a fussy dress and having … Continue reading →

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gender benders

Posted on March 19, 2001 by jottingjoan

Six months ago I left a political congress feeling quite insulted. I had been assigned to a committee with a mechanic who said he had not felt right in a man’s body. He thought wearing a fussy dress and having … Continue reading →

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laws do not protect the mentally ill

Posted on March 12, 2001 by jottingjoan

For six long years my friend’s son refused any and all help, embarking instead into the tumultuous, incoherent world of severe mental illness. Haunted by a host of fears, he became a hermit in the forests of their family farm. … Continue reading →

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Beware the sleep police

Posted on March 5, 2001 by jottingjoan

If one Virginia state legislator had his way, me and my kids would be in big trouble. The senator’s bill proposed the “Spaces such as the kitchen, living room, dining room and family room shall not be occupied for sleeping … Continue reading →

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