February 2012
15 posts
Lose Your Shit Day Triumphs: Volume 3
Many people will relate to the following tale of academic strife... What do you do when prof is sore (sorry, irresistible pun) for unknown reasons? This reader chose honest, head-on confrontation:
I am sure when I’m done reciting this story it will seem hideously lame compared to ‘real’ issues but it is something that I haven’t been able to forget and still...
Lose Your Shit Day Triumphs: Volume 2
I love this story from a very brave reader about how she confronted the father who remarried without telling her.
There are still more books available! Keep writing me at furymemoir(at)gmail(dot)com for your chance to win….
When I was sixteen, my father (who I had a great relationship with) got his first girlfriend after separating from my mother. Two weeks after I found out they...
Lose Your Shit Day Triumphs: Volume 1
Hi and Happy Lose Your Shit Day,
Our paperback giveaway is still in full effect. So write me at furymemoir(at)gmail(dot)com and tell me how you have addressed/readdressed an outstanding conflict in your life. The first ten people who write will get free goodies via the U.S. Postal Service.
I’ll also be posting your tales of inspiration here. Here’s the first...
January 2012
66 posts
Part One of a Recent Interview with My Friends at... →
Lose Your Shit Day Preparation: Q of the Day
Dear Koren, I really identified with Fury…I have a fucked-up relationship with my mother. I don’t live at home anymore, but she still totally dominates my life. She loves never runs out of ways to make me feel bad. She criticizes everything. My boyfriends, my friends, my job, my clothes, my apartment. She’s controlling and bitchy, but telling her to back off only makes it worse . She...
“When Jezebel launched in spring 2007, I myself was keenly interested in being a...”
– While we’re closed, we recommend this piece by Molly Fischer on the ladyblogosphere over at n+1: So Many Feelings. (via mcnallyjackson)
Lose Your Shit Day Preparation: Q of the Day
Koren,
So I’m pretty pissed off at my boss, but I feel powerless to do anything about it. I’ve been with my company for five years, and I’ve always been a damn good employee. A few months ago, I go screwed out of a promotion. Now I dread going to work. I feel like I’ve been overlooked, and it’s hard not to type a ‘Fuck You’ Inter-office Memo (cc:...
Common Features of Dysfunctional Families
These features occur in most dysfunctional families:
Lack of empathy, understanding, and sensitivity towards certain family members, while expressing extreme empathy towards one or more members (or even pets) who have real or perceived “special needs.” In other words, one family member continuously receives far more than he or she deserves, while another is marginalized.
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Good News For Anyone Who's Ever Wished They Had an...
Now you do… Email the incredible British Association of Anger Management, asking them a specific question that pertains to an anger issue you struggle with, and director Mike Fisher will write you back prescribed advice within 72 hours.
Actually, when I wrote in looking for some advice about how to handle a person I have continued conflicts with, Mike wrote me back before the close of...
Are You the Family Black Sheep or Scapegoat?
…Then you might be intrigued by the following excerpt from an essay by Lynne Namka, Ed.D.
Scapegoating is a serious family dysfunctional problem with one member of the family or a social group being blamed for small things, picked on and constantly put down. In scapegoating, one of the authority figures has made a decision that somebody in the family has to be the bad guy. The...
