filling the silence in the motherhood discussion
“It’s the most wonderful time of the…”
…week!
That’s right! It’s Whiny Wednesday, your chance to “Bah, humbug” and gripe about the grinches in your life. And because of the impending holidays and the need to be festive, this will be the last whine of 2013, so make it a good one!
Whine on!
Last week, I bunked off work early and went to the beach. It was a beautiful afternoon with a cloudless June sky and a gentle breeze blowing off the water, and I realized how lucky I was to be able to be there. I had no one to collect from school and no baseball practice to shuttle to and from. Nobody was counting on me to provide nourishment or even junk food snacks. Nobody needed me to change a diaper or resolve a dispute over a remote control. No one was relying on me for anything, and right then, at that moment, I was glad for it.
So, let’s turn Whiny Wednesday upside down this week. Tell me: What are you grateful for today?
(And by the way, if your answer is “nothing” you’re welcome to come and whine anyway.)
In this run-up to the coming weekend, odds are you have plenty to get off your chest.
Luckily, today is Whiny Wednesday, so feel free to gripe about this, or anything else that’s on your mind.
After managing to make it through the entire winter dodging everyone around me who’s succumbed to one of the awful flus that have been going around, I’m now sick.
I plan to spend as much of today as possible on the couch, whining. Please feel free to whine here in my absence.
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