Parenting...

Today I learned how easy it is to forget that your child's mind doesn't work the same as your own! Sounds like a ridiculous concept, but how easy is it to forget that they haven't the world experience - in fact, every moment is the building of their world experience. I suppose that's true of anyone, if you believe like I do that there is no such thing as finally getting to the point in your life where you've always imagined you'd be. Life is fluid, linear continuous and finite - all in one. So now I will go read Winnie the Pooh, and try to remember that for a five year old, telling your grandmother you're sorry you made a nasty face at her might be just a little more intimidating than I would have thought. On the other hand, apologizing doesn't seem to get any easier as we grow...

Today I learned...

That it is definitely possible to screw up your entire life by sleeping through an alarm clock. I suppose my life is certainly not screwed up, but it certainly feels that way sometimes, and I seem to be just as pissed off at myself as if I did screw everything up. Enough of that.

Today I also learned that there is seriously no one out there who can take care of me as well as I can care for myself, and i should probably stop my whining and get to taking care of things. I need a vacation. Today it is 21 degrees cooler in Seattle, and I want to be there now.

Well, this is a weak first post, but I'm too grouchy to write further. Things will get more interesting down the road, trust me. They always do.