I wanted to let him know that I was in active cardiac distress and may need oxygen. I wanted him to triage me and call some kind of mommy ‘code’ that would alert unoccupied “reassure-ers” to come my way. I wanted to say something funny, to feel better, but realized sarcasm would be lost here.
Today was a stressful day. Not the first and certainly not the last, but so obviously frustrating for us all, that it needed a moment in space to be acknowledged and respected. Today it was ...
And by crazy….I mean sometimes crazy making…clinically. Now that I have three darlings, my perspective has shifted and I can see the pattern much more clearly…the “distraction theory” and its full effect. When there were two ...
It seems as though we’re always waiting…for something. In life and specifically when it comes to our darlings. It’s one of those life lessons we’re offered daily practice in, and every day the session could ...
When the bustle of the busy day (as recently they have all seemed to be) hushes to a lull late in the evening hours, and I finally settle into some sort of relaxed pose, I ...
Maybe it’s the erratic weather shift, or the time change, but somehow, this year more than others, it seems that yesterday was Halloween and tomorrow is Thanksgiving. This to me is a clear explanation of ...
What happens when good intentions lead to half empty threats? “When I get to three you’d better be done/or stop (fill in naughty activity/behavior of choosing). That’s onnnnnnnnnnne, that’s twwwwwwwoo, (extra-long almost minute pause), and ...