Author Archives: dayglopsycho
I’m Two Weeks Pregnant Today!
At least, I would be if I lived in Arizona. Because I had sex today. Because, science. It was consensual sex too, therefore, I must be extra pregnant…well on my way into the first trimester… because since I chose to have sex and wasn’t forced into it, my uterus didn’t automatically shut it down. Better start saving up for my baby shower, friends, or the funeral; that is, if I get my period because clearly there’s a high probability that I’m flushing out a dead kid at that point.
I know everyone has varying viewpoints on the topic of abortion, but seriously guys? SERIOUSLY?? What the actual fuck, Arizona. Yes, this is also directed at you too, Todd Akin and friends. Can we at least agree to stick to biological fact, instead of imaginative science? Can we please give women that level of respect?
Being a Social Worker in the Wake of a Tragedy
To me, being a social worker in the wake of a tragedy, leads me to feel somewhat differently than many of the general population. This is true especially in the aftermath of a violent crime. While, like many, I feel for the victims and their families, their friends. However, I also can’t help but feel empathetic towards the perpetrator, their family, their friends. I can’t help but wonder, what happened? While I do believe everyone ultimately is in charge of their own destiny to a certain degree, I can’t help but wonder…what else? What else was behind this event, from the perpetrator’s perspective. Was it mental illness? Perhaps psychosis related to a mental illness, such as paranoid schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder? Perhaps, this individual suffered some type of trauma in their life that left them confused, and unable to cope? And what about their family? The undoubted hate mail, threats, shame, and guilt that follows such a tragic event, just for being related to this individual. The love and conflict that they must know feel, as this individual played an important role in their lives, but hating the actions they took, and the impact that it has or will have on them forever.
These thoughts and feelings that I have, they are not meant to sleight the many victims and their families. I feel for them also, for their loss, for their struggle, their recovery moving forward. This is not meant to be a mockery of their struggle.
I cannot imagine I am the only one that feels this way, it seems innate, as a human services professional, however, I feel very few individuals will embrace these feelings and speak of them aloud. If you agree, you are not alone, and it is ok to feel this way.
Here we go again. The pro-life, pro-choice battle that never ends.
This photo has been blowing up my Facebook all week long. The captions read: “I have a really awesome life…there’s no prenatal test to predict that.” ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Look, I am so glad this child has an amazing life. Their parents made a conscious choice to have a child, a child with Down’s Syndrome. Whether or not they had prenatal tests done to determine this is really of no matter to me. They clearly have the resources to take good care of their child. This child deserves an awesome life. But parents have a right to learn if their child will have special needs. They deserve every opportunity to learn about what challenges they will face in order to make an informed choice on whether or not they have the ability to care for their child physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. This is the ULTIMATE prenatal test: The ability to make this choice, clearly, confidently, and in their individual or family’s best interest.
Ambrosia 