It started with a picture. Really, are they worth a thousand words? This morning, I tried to take a picture of Brian and Evan so we could turn it into a birthday card, print it, and send it to their sister Noelia (Ed’s daughter) who is turning 24 in a few days. It turned into a tantrum-fest, complete with lots of fussing and complaining (and that was just me…you should have seen the kids in action).
In the grand scheme of life, it was not a big deal, we're just talking about a birthday card and a camera, and a couple of whiny kids. But a wise friend once told me that it’s the minutiae in life that trips us up. We rally around one another when the big stuff happens…but over time, the little stuff wears us down, and tires us out.
My new life coach (I call her “LC” for short, but you may know her as “Sunny Spring Bliss”) has reminded me that life is short, and it’s happening right now. LC is teaching me to not take things personally, and the importance of community. I feel like a slow learner.
A wise doctor friend recently recommended that I consider journaling to track the kids’ progress over time. Her thinking is that I’ll look back in a few years and laugh at some of the tantrums and fits and issues with which I once dealt.
So, I’m considering all the wise advice, living for today, and “just venting” here.
And BTW, which one of these pictures would you choose for the birthday card?
8 comments:
Great entry! It sounds like you. Love it!
Holy crap. You are in deep, deep trouble if you rely on any of the crap I say. May I suggest 250 mg of something? Stat? It might help undo any damage I might have caused.
Oh, LC, you are full of it! (Good advice that is) :-)
BTW, would that be 250 mg IV push? I've been watching too much Grey's...don't even know what "IV push" means, but it sounds promising. Can you get it here pronto?
CAN,
You probably don't know, but my sister and I are doctors (in our own minds)! May I prescribe something? Only problem is, no Rx pad. But Sunny Spring is working on that hopefully! Just kidding (sort of)... nice blog!
How about a nice pic from a pool play date? They seemed all smiles (and charcoaled cheese-its) there.
Ya know, I sometimes think I shoulda been a doctor instead of a lawyer. I'm contemplating going to med school . . .after Bitsy teaches me all that complicated math and science I'll need.
Of course, I'd be a psychiatrist---no blood AND a prescription pad. What is better than that?
Hey Kris,
Microsoft Word has a template for every occasion. Anyone checked for an "Rx pad" template??? :-)
CAN,
Gotta say, love the CAN moniker. So positive, so affirming, so true cuz you CAN do it.
Have you ever seen the hilarious movie, "Drop Dead Gorgeous" with Kirstin Dunst and Kirstie Alley? You should. Girls' night, anyone? Oh oh, I'm feeling a plan. . .
There is a pageant interview scene where some says, "I'm an AmeriCAN, not an AmeriCAN'T".
You go, CAN.
If I don't get another writing job soon, I'm going to be a mendiCANT.
Say, I think that picture would be much improved with a Crimson Tide blanket. I'm just saying...
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