Tag: I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother
Free from Harm? Reflecting on the Dangers of the White...
âAnd so what we should be thinking about is our responsibility to care for and shield them from harm and give them the...
A Challenge to “I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother”
As I write these words on a Monday evening, my spirit aches. It aches with grief for the lives lost in Connecticut last week; it aches with dread for our collective American future in Sandy Hookâs aftermath; and it aches with love and empathy for Michael, a thirteen-year old boy whose once private life has, for the last day and a half, been on display for millions to see, exploited by a mother whose opinions are representative of Americaâs most pervasive mass delusion: that âmental illnessâ is a biologically-based condition requiring psychopharmaceutical âtreatmentâ and âmental health careâ, and that âthe mentally illâ are a class of Other that threatens the safety, security, and health of America.