Wow. I was very engaged. Thankful for this gritty and honest essay. I was… and am mindful.. so mindful … of how hard it is to have and continue to raise men. I have a couple young men that I would like to read this
Wow! Kol haKavod Rabbi Josh. This is so powerful. I read it, and then write it again. It has so many entry points and touches on so many crucial issues of our time. I'm going to share it with people in my life and hope that it will be spread far and wide as I believe what you have written will be impactful for the many who are waiting a very long time to receive these words.
Highly recommended reading, that is very timely and provides real world examples of the two-way street choices and impact on others.
Well said.
I hope that men, especially, in Platner's orbit might take him aside, privately, and strongly encourage him to enroll in an addiction evaluation and treatment program. When someone experiences loss of control on alcohol or any other substance, sometimes is shows up in uncharacteristic violence or abusiveness, or acts of bad judgment. Many times, the urge to overindulge, especially for people with substance use disorder or addiction will worsen with added or prolonged periods of stress. Running in the general election for a US Senate seat is definitely extremely stressful, but winning will be a prolonged period of stress, too.
It would show to the people of Maine, as well as all Americans that Platner cares about access to care and getting assessed for a probable disability as well as committing to treatment. Hiding from this problem would be inadvisable, and being open about it is definitely not a disqualification, so long as proper treatment is sought and he commits to it.
Women in his life who feel inclined could also recommend this (or constituents could write to him about it), but it would be better coming from peers.
This is important for democratic values, but also a basic decency matter, as opposed to everyone affected just hoping he doesn't get worse or disappoint.
Wow. I was very engaged. Thankful for this gritty and honest essay. I was… and am mindful.. so mindful … of how hard it is to have and continue to raise men. I have a couple young men that I would like to read this
Wow! Kol haKavod Rabbi Josh. This is so powerful. I read it, and then write it again. It has so many entry points and touches on so many crucial issues of our time. I'm going to share it with people in my life and hope that it will be spread far and wide as I believe what you have written will be impactful for the many who are waiting a very long time to receive these words.
We need to do and be better. Too many of us at the "Lord, make me good, but not yet." stage. Been at it for years, and still, I fall short.
Thank you so much for this exquisitely written hard real vulnerable truth telling
No words. This is so powerful, so profound, so full of truth! Thank you very much.
Highly recommended reading, that is very timely and provides real world examples of the two-way street choices and impact on others.
Well said.
I hope that men, especially, in Platner's orbit might take him aside, privately, and strongly encourage him to enroll in an addiction evaluation and treatment program. When someone experiences loss of control on alcohol or any other substance, sometimes is shows up in uncharacteristic violence or abusiveness, or acts of bad judgment. Many times, the urge to overindulge, especially for people with substance use disorder or addiction will worsen with added or prolonged periods of stress. Running in the general election for a US Senate seat is definitely extremely stressful, but winning will be a prolonged period of stress, too.
It would show to the people of Maine, as well as all Americans that Platner cares about access to care and getting assessed for a probable disability as well as committing to treatment. Hiding from this problem would be inadvisable, and being open about it is definitely not a disqualification, so long as proper treatment is sought and he commits to it.
Women in his life who feel inclined could also recommend this (or constituents could write to him about it), but it would be better coming from peers.
This is important for democratic values, but also a basic decency matter, as opposed to everyone affected just hoping he doesn't get worse or disappoint.