In the midst of an uber competitive scavenger hunt, we connected. During our last mother-son game night, he ditched his pals, held my hand, cheered me on, and we came in third. Third in the midst of a couple hundred…
The Thing About Walls and Windows
Part five in my thoughts on managing difficult relationships. Walls exist for a reason. And when I think about walls, I’m not visualizing an attractive fence where you an still see through to the other side a bit. I’m talking…
Without Dread of Disaster
Part four of thoughts on dealing with challenging people and situations in life. When I was a kid, I was terrified of quick sand. Quick sand. I was terrified of something from cartoons about treks in the jungle from the…
Feel and Then Focus
Part three of my thoughts on navigating difficult relationships with difficult people. I’ve got a weird relationship with raw emotion. Part of me desperately wants to be justified in how I’m feeling. I want to know that my “off the…
The Discipline to Breath
Part 2 in a series of thoughts on managing the difficult relationships in life. I, the one who has been communicating with people one way or another as long as I can remember, majored in Communications in college. When I…
