CintheHood

So I was talking to my son last night about his school schedule. Some things need to change on it & some, perhaps not. He needs to talk to his guidance counselor today about it. Anyhow, it was a very...

Well, first day of school came & went. Being high school, the kids did have homework. What did my son do all evening long, past 11pm? Close his door, "doing homework". Once, the door opened & I saw...

Well, another school year starts. Daughter is a freshman & son is a junior. I made first-day-of-school breakfast again, part of my strategy to get son to school on time. (It worked.) Because of the...

I was going to make 2 posts for this, but let's say it's 2 for the price of 1!  I was very upset yesterday because my dh blindsided me with his anger.  (Granted, I was not as compassionate with my...

Got through Hurricane Irene with minimal problems. We got the bulk of the shopping done before the mad rush & put all the outside stuff in the garage (miraculously, there was room!) by Friday night....

I've been thinking that I don't want to "live in"/"dwell on" the issues that I'm dealing with. That's not to say that I want to avoid dealing with the issues; on the contrary, I want to deal with...

I felt it here in CT. Quite a freaky feeling! But all is ok...

Had a wonderful visit from my 3rd cousin & his wife on Saturday. We've been corresponding regarding our shared genealogy since not long after my aunt passed away (they emailed with her prior to her...

To quote one of the last lines from the movie, "The Help": "Once I told the truth about myself, I was free." Here is the beginning of the truth, and hopefully the beginning of my emotional...

I'm going to give myself a pat on the back today. I paid a big chunk on the credit card & now it looks like it's going to be paid off next month! (Yeah, I'll hooray next month too!) Of course,...

Well, Saturday I got to practice some of my new techniques. I was chatting on FB with my sister & she was clearly "baiting" me. But I didn't take the bait! I cooly answered any questions that...

Well my son failed English 2. He will have to go an extra year, if he stays in school. This really, really, really sucks. And I don't think he even cares.

So, all the crap I've been dealing with all my life (primarily from my mom & sister & now sometimes with my son) actually has names for it: Belittling, Gaslighting, Invalidation & Picking...

Well, I'll start with the "sadder" tale. My sister who is 3 years younger than me made a post on Facebook, to which I made a very innocuous comment. In reply to me, she was very condescending &...

Not on position, not on relationships, not on tasks. I can choose to enjoy my life. I can enjoy my own company, hobbies & things. If there's other folks to enjoy it with, great! If not, I can go...