Returning to normal hardly seems like it should be among the difficult things about getting sick, but then again, it hardly seems like getting sick should happen at all. So there goes logic. Anyway, Rhett has recovered remarkably well and although he’s taking until next Monday to start seeing clients again, he’s been very much himself today and looks forward to doing a bit of phone and paper work tomorrow. God and antibiotics are so good!
So, Mya of Ruminations tagged me to share three random things about myself, which is lovely since it’s 1:14am and I have a bit of insomnia. Nothing like going on about myself to put me to sleep (or you, who knows?). So here goes:
1) I’ve mentioned this one before, but it never fails to shock people. I don’t eat vegetables. There are a few exceptions, but they are rare and unpredictable. I realize that according to medicine and science and all that, this is less than healthy, but I’m quite healthy and very happy as long as I’m not beating myself up about the fact that I don’t eat vegetables. (And, since I have given myself permission not to eat them, I’ve become more adventurous about trying them from time to time when people aren’t looking J)
2) I read constantly about parenting – absolutely constantly. I love that I now have a job where I sometimes get paid for reading about parenting. I am fascinated by the topic. I’m interested in how to raise both boys and girls, even though I only have a boy; I’m interested in how to raise kids with special needs, how to raise kids if you’re a single parent or older parent or adoptive parent or step-parent. I’m amazed by how the things parents do or don’t do, believe or don’t believe, say or don’t say, and how parents do, believe, or say them, all impact kids. I can’t promise that I’m a super-mom or anything. I’m definitely not. But at least I can cite three different experts on why what I’m doing/saying/believing is or is not harmful to my kid, and when there’s any dispute on the matter. By the way, Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. says that by being less than a super-mom, I’m doing great. I think I believe that. My kid is doing well by every measure I’m aware of.
3) I have an uncommon belief in the importance of incorporating extended family members (even irritating or pathological extended family members) into big life events. I’m convinced that marriage is easier, parenting is stronger, and obstacles are more manageable when we are intentionally allied with our families around those big, identity-shaping moments. The more I talk with people my own age, particularly in the marrying and baby-making phases of life, the more I realize that this is not a commonly held belief.
So now you know a little more about me, or maybe you already knew all that, but I just cured your insomnia. Either way, seems like a good thing to me. Maybe I just cured my insomnia too. Also good. But before I head off for some zzzzz’s, I get to tag three people. Yay!!! Okay, it’s your turn MamaPajama, Caroline, and Robin Lettuce Stack.
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