See it from the outside

A new trend in posting art work has emerged in our house. My son, snuggling with the cat, yelled from the next room asking that I take a picture and "post it online" so that everyone is Scotland could see him (and the cat). The last few pieces of art that have been created or brought home have been tacked up in front of a window facing out. The rationale is simple. Even though the window is not on the ground floor, this presentation method allows people "out there" to see the work. As preschool ends, and my son turns his face (and whole self) towards the mysterious prospects of big school, he is starting, little by little to unfold outwards. He steps towards a new phase, where I will have an incrementally decreasing share of a vantage point on his inner thoughts and feelings.

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Writing it out.

Since 2020, I have written the following: -grandiose grocery lists (written on an empty stomach) that often end up getlting left behind at home -funding proposals -delicately worded emails -harried Whatsapp messages -a slew of facebook messages (that basically kept me alive) -a tinder profile or two... -utilitarian text messages -heart felt text messages -the very occasional love note (on paper) to a friend or a loved one The things I have not written since 2020: -a journal -a multi-page handwritten letter -a play -a sketch -a novel -more than 2-3 blog posts that I didn't even publish -a pros and cons list

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Proper Cry

Photo Source: thesetingstaketime.com via Stephanie on Pinterest I love to laugh. I love laughing so hard I lose control. I love that release. For this reason and lots of others, I could not wait to see the blockbuster, Bridesmaids last summer. Everyone told me, "you are going to pee yourself. It is so FUNNY." And yes, I almost did pee myself, but I also cried through almost the entire last half of the movie. I did not laugh so hard I cried, I just plain sobbed. I felt really sad watching the story of two friends come to terms with how their friendship was changing. I was really surprised by my reaction after all the hype about how hilarious the movie was, but I knew why. The brilliance of this movie was how life can be so hilarious and painful at the same time. Yesterday, I was on a social networking site and one of the people I follow mentioned that she cried "proper tears" upon reading a story about a woman's tragic childhoo

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