Tag Archives: YWCA Boston

What to Do When the Poison That is Racism Enters Your Home

Several years ago, I read an essay about the ways that we respond to violence. We typically will have one reaction if we are assaulted by someone we don’t know or have never seen. We respond differently when it is someone we know intimately. Our most significant relationships either foster courage or wither away by… Read More »

Why weed reform is a waste of time

When I was twenty-three and dating what I had been told was this wonderful guy, it never occurred to anyone that this wonderful “catch” was seriously addicted to alcohol and drugs. In my younger days, we called these folks junkies. In dating this joker, no one ever mentioned this individual’s drug of choice and his… Read More »