mental health – Page 4 – David Haldane

June 30, 2022

This is Insane

By David Haldane June 30, 2022 We’ve all heard the stories. A young man with a smiling disposition goes into his room one day […]

June 9, 2022

Thinking About Death

By David Haldane June 9, 2022 For a moment, I felt like a time traveler. Watching the first episode of a new HBO series […]

June 2, 2022

Bombing the Dictionary

By David Haldane June 2, 2022 It enrages me every time. I’ll be working on a column—regarding, say, a construction project—and type the word […]

May 26, 2022

Mass Shooting: Racist or Insane?

By David Haldane May 26, 2022 It was a heart-rending headline. A crazed young man walked into a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, […]

May 12, 2022

Believing in God and Santa Claus

By David Haldane May 12, 2022 A few days ago, my 11-year-old son asked a terrifying question. “Is Santa Claus real?” Isaac wanted to know. […]

April 27, 2022

The Wrong Screaming Headlines

By David Haldane April 27, 2022 My 11-year-old son came home grinning a few weeks ago. The cause of his joy soon became apparent; […]

April 1, 2022

Defining Gender

By David Haldane March 31, 2022 The moment oozed drama. “Can you define the word ‘woman’?” a Republican senator asked President Joe Biden’s nominee for […]

February 17, 2022

The Lost Boys

By David Haldane Feb. 17, 2022 The news was encouraging. “He seems to be trying harder,” the masked woman across the table from us […]

January 20, 2022

Studying Shakespeare

By David Haldane Jan. 20, 2022 It was the first time I recall Shakespeare ever putting a lump in my throat. It happened in […]

December 30, 2021

Swept Away

By David Haldane Dec. 30, 2021 It was only a typewriter. An antique machine upon which, many years ago, I began to write. Now it […]

December 16, 2021

Leaving the Children Behind

By David Haldane Dec. 16, 2021 This morning I heard my son singing in the shower. It was a merry song, the kind an 11-year-old […]

October 14, 2021

Zoom Wedding!

By David Haldane Oct. 14, 2021 The bride looked radiant in her glowing white gown. Directly behind her sat Mom and Dad; she beaming proudly […]