Denise E Lindquist
Bio
I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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My Grandson Said, "A lot of people in my family have birthdays on the 21st!"
When picking my grandson up from driver's education, we started talking about his older brother that was visiting from Alaska. I asked if his brother would be here until his birthday. He said, he thought he was leaving next week, which meant he wouldn't be here for his birthday in April.
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Confessions
Living With Addiction And Breaking The Alcoholic Family Rules
When I was a young girl, I had a couple of uncles that lived on skid row in Minneapolis. My family lived in South Minneapolis. My dad's uncles would come and visit. Their medicine was a bottle in a brown paper bag.
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Families
Training Counselors, Recovery Support (Peer) Specialists, Motivational Interviewers, and Prevention Specialists
Working as a culture consultant almost always includes training staff. And everyone is not a counselor/therapist. There is support staff, which will include nurses, doctors, technicians, cooks, etc.
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Education
Drivers Education And Behind The Wheel Sessions In March
My mother taught me how to drive when I was a preteen. She taught many of us how to drive at that age. She taught my siblings, cousins, and many other family members. She wasn't operating a school, but she was available to teach anyone interested in learning.
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Wheel
Have You Ever Written A Villanelle? It Is A Nineteen Line Poetic Form
A villanelle is a nineteen-line poetic form consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain. There are two refrains and two repeating rhymes, with the first and third line of the first tercet repeated alternately until the last stanza, which includes both repeated.
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Poets
Is It Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Or Is It Autism?
FASD does not have to happen if all women, with the support of the father, are avoiding alcohol when pregnant or planning to become pregnant. There is no safe time during pregnancy to drink and there is no safe amount to drink during pregnancy. This has been known by experts in this country since around 1973.
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Psyche
Going From No Visitors To Four Grandchildren Over For The Weekend
Two grandsons came with their parents on Friday night. The eight-year-old, the youngest, was hoping to go on the anniversary trip with his parents. It was not a trip for him. It was evening and the boys decided they would have frozen pizza as we had already eaten dinner.
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Families
Freedom From War, Our Own and Others
The mail came the other day and as I opened one envelope, it was from someone who I received things from that I had not ordered and didn't expect. There was a check for $1.50 that came with the letter and a request to return the check.
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Humans
Have You Ever Experienced Depression?
Depression! Who cares to hear about depression? I work with it every week in a group I facilitate. One person described the worst depression being when we go numb and feel nothing! We could care less about living or anything going on around us.
By Denise E Lindquist4 years ago in Confessions
