I have been contemplating my existence in the last few weeks. My ability to cope with an extraordinary amount of stress has been sorely tested. Speaking my mind has been always been easy, it has been learning to keep my mouth securely closed that has kept me occupied recently, not so easy.
Keeping my mouth closed has been like pulling an emergency brake on a bullet train! The result so far has been that my point seems to get across anyway, I big shock to me. In fact, shutting up seems to be speaking louder than words... more pondering required me thinks.
Why is it that men have a way of speaking that immediately puts them in the right, we need to teach this to our girls. Z6 has just received the Principal's award, only she has no idea why. She is quite confused about this as she was one of only 3 in her class that got one, leading to my confusion. I have a vague idea, but have no concrete explanation for her. She was so excited, but mainly because I stayed to see her receive it, nothing like having the people that love you the most to be by your side encouraging you all the way, I see myself as a kind of cheerleader?
To get to the blessing with not so nice packaging... Having someone else have a crisis that is worse than your ongoing crisis is great for putting your stress into perspective. Our neighbour has just lost her husband as she knew him and has been left with a shell that doesn't recognise her, and all because he got drunk and walked home... Alcohol has a lot to answer for in our society, we need to stop pussy footing around the issue and stand up for the health and welfare of the next generations who need to know that they are not indestructible...
Right now I have three happy healthy children and a husband with a job, I am blessed.
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