Building Strong Children

I love those little revalations that come with spending time with family.  I'm just back from a week's holiday in Canada - my mother, her dog, and my niece joined us.  My mom reminded me of a number of things that happened when I was a child.  And one little comment sent me spinning.  She suggested I had to feel a bit sorry for my father, because after his father died, he was the one who had to deal with his mother's anxieties and quirks.

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that I have my own little anxieties and quirks.  But I was struck by the fact that my father had had to deal with his mother in that way, then I had to deal with his anxieites.  And when he was out of my life, I sought someone who had an even more complicated set of anxieties.  And I tried to fix them, because I couldn't fix my father - any more than he could fix his mother.  And somehow, any more than he could prevent himself from passing some from of those anxieties on to me.

The Slippery Slope

We finally go the car back after five and a half weeks - a week ago.  I think I'd been handling it pretty well up to that point - I was driving again, not having too much as far as driving anxiety goes.

Hubs was very well meaning when he brought me in the bill for the repairs - which was all covered by insurance.  As it turns out, if our new car had been two years older, the insurance company likely would have called it a total loss instead of fixing it.

#AAF with This Momma's Ramblings

I have to admit to you guys...I've been really busy at work and my blogging is suffering.  I did just write a fantastic post, that I'm really hoping one of the bigger sites will pick up - but that will take a few weeks.  I didn't even have a glimmer of a regular Thursday post ready at 2 o'clock on Friday morning when I spied a #BuddyRequest for #AskAwayFriday. A little over 15 hours later, and this is the result!

But first, in case you've been living under a rock...let me tell you about...

Are you Enjoying the Sun or Waiting for the Clouds?

For the most part, I strive to remain positive about everything.

I acknowledge that my relationship with my ex is a mess - but I try to make it better by creating boundaries and acting in a respectable way.

I have outstanding physical and mental issues as a result of the accident, but hey - I'm still walking and talking and I'm going to keep doing that as long as I can - because tomorrow isn't guaranteed, no matter who you are.

Moving on After a Car Accident - Dealing with Driving Anxiety

My driving anxiety sometimes presents itself in the most annoying of ways.  I've developed such strong coping mechanisms that sometimes I'm not even aware that I'm using them until someone points it out.

Turns out I've been dealing with anxiety issues my whole life without even knowing it.

Avoiding a Diagnosis: Providing the Tools to Combat Mental Illness

So this was the first paragraph of an e-mail from the Goblin King a couple of days ago:

I'm not sure if me dealing with peoples infidelity is a cause or concern of a so called anxiety disorder? But this is not a concern of mine now. I could see how a lack of a strong union, does play on all our personal relationships, on both sides of that coin that is, outside of any what you describe, so called anxiety disorder? But this is up to others too Judge. 

Sorry - hope I haven't lost you yet - I know how painful that was to read.  I had to read it four times to even get a basic gist of what he's saying, and I cringed each time.  I'm surprised he knows a word as large as infidelity.  At first, I thought it may have been another malapropism.