Nobody Is Perfect, Even in a Fictional World

Some readers of the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series have expressed that they find Kenzie to be too perfect and saintly, always caring and understanding at every turn.

But if you read carefully, you’ll find that Kenzie is not without human flaws. She has faults and emotions just like any other (fictional) human being. Reading the Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thrillers series, you get to see her flaws and emotions more clearly. There are a considerable number of times in both the Zachary Goldman Mysteries and Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thriller series when she struggles with restraining her anger and impatience with Zachary, keeps secrets from him, and has other difficulties navigating their complex relationship dynamics. Sometimes she snaps or gives Zachary the silent treatment, shuts herself away in her bedroom or works late at the office to avoid dealing with him. She struggles to find the balance between accommodating Zachary’s disabilities and enabling dysfunctional behavior.

Supporting vs Enabling Kids With Challenges (This article is more about the parent/child relationship, but much of it is applicable to adult relationships as well.)

Living with someone with depression, PTSD, ADHD, or learning disabilities can be exhausting, never mind someone with all of them. It can be isolating and thankless. There are a few pieces of…