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Look on the Bright Side

I. Therese has this new obsession with the song Mr. Brightside. She heard it somewhere and said, "Oh I love this song!" and then immediately began hounding Simon to put it on her i-pod. She's a lot like me. When she gets an idea in her head, and wants someone to help her with it, or when someone says they'll help her with something or do something for her----she Holds Them Accountable. It's actually kind of stressful for everyone else. And, might I add...(?)...annoying? She's a lot like me. Ha! And when I realized that, when I realized that she was remembering things, reminding people, getting upset over the human errors, the life-getting-in-the-way-----and taking it personally-----well I could see myself in her, and in her disappointment and frustration, and I just felt kind of bad for her. Because it's hard to live like that, actually. I know. Also, I realized that sometimes it's ME she's nagging to remember to do something. So I&#