Where did I go?

Sorry. My life has been a little crazy : people in the hospital, people deciding to let their hearts stop while in the hospital, unexpected new babies, how do you tell the constantly dying patient about the new baby, exceptional children doing internships at the zoo, people claiming emotional “broken-ness”…. Uggh. Are you kidding me?!? […]

Why I fail as a Political Wife

“You are very Pro-Homeless – and that means you would be a terrible Political Wife. You would say something well-meaning and alienate half a contingency”. My jaw dropped as I heard these words last week. I am not, Pro-Homeless. I am simply Pro-Human, Pro-dignity, and Anti-Homelessness where it can be avoided. I get that sometimes people […]

Would you help?

Someone’s baby boy is running on the sidewalk and falls down He’s a human being; he needs help. Would you help or walk on by?

Safari users

is this hard to read? I just went through my comments and found some from Safari users – and colorblind readers – sorry: I am addicted to color.

Protected: No! Don’t blame your unemployment on me

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What’s your hurry?

A social worker’s rant. Imagine this possible scenario : I have a client who is 7 months pregnant and has a 1 year old child and will be homeless in two days. She owns exactly 2 pairs of pants (one cut off into shorts) and 2 t-shirts. I have called LAHSA and left a message […]

be an adult

“Women are here to serve me. My mom should feed me and let me stay at her place. My woman should work and give me her paycheck. My kids are all maned after me because their other parent aint worth nothing” No joke: I heard this today from a man who was irate that he […]

No Pity Policy

Demand to be treated with dignity and addressed as a thinking, capable human being. In return, I will expect you to act like one.

Rebuke to Price of Sanity

Why do I find it offensive if you are homeless and blow a few hundred dollars on a guitar, or alcohol, or weed? I don’t if you purchase with your own money. In response to http://homelesstales.com/2009/08/the-price-of-sanity/ , if you are using my tax dollars, the money meant for an SRO/ food, payment to a shelter, […]

Military Homeless Rant

Pardon me for a moment while I get quite pissed off.Why?! Why! Why do we have homeless veteranss? Seriously? If you served and were honorably discharged – you shold be immune form ever being homeless. Period. This should be especially true if you are homeless as a result of your service to the rest of […]