My therapist literally lives about a quarter mile from my house. I can see the stoplight at her street if I look out my back door. I had no idea where she lived when I picked her out of the Psychology Today listing, but it cracks me up endlessly.
We aren't friends on Facebook, because that's a boundary, but we do both belong to the Facebook group for our neighborhood, so from time to time our sessions start with "Did I see you comment on the post about the buzzards?" "Yeah, that was me. They were circling my house!"
Throwing rocks to select a therapist sounds like something that would happen in Night Vale.
Congratulations, Dana (and husband thereof)!
Awesome news, Dana!! Sending excellent email~ma to Nora and interview~ma to TCG.
Went to 4 hours of boat safety school tonight with another 4 To do tomorrow Then I'm certified and stuff. All knowledge valuable and good brain exercise. Have a ton of homework!
ETA: Random capitalization courtesy of iPhone.
Yay, Dana and husband of Dana!
Y'alls, I can't say this anywhere else but: my friend is a Dance Mom. Relatively sane (not about her) but still. Niche thing, supportive, spends vacation & extra on comps & coaches & gear. I guess it's not that different than mountain biking & baseball that my nephews' parents do, but so much more sport politics than they entertain. And. Love her to pieces& daughter is the driver & genuinely talented (she placed in an event& has next prez of niche sport as her long distance Skype coach), but omg. I don't know what to do with this.
N is so much more than her 14 years on stage, performing. Like, I'll never have or want that presence on a stage & she owns it. And then she's the kid who has to be nagged to thoroughly wash her hair & brush her teeth& find her shoes.
And then she's the kid who has to be nagged to thoroughly wash her hair & brush her teeth& find her shoes.
They're all that kid!
Having done the baseball thing with Emmett for umpty years and infinite expenses and travel - I'll note that the confidence that they get from that level of achievement at an early age really does build some sturdy ego architecture. Which helps as life inevitably sweeps the leg on you for some time after.
So...a bit of success (even in a niche) is one of the better things you can give to your kid.
Today one of our facilities guys (let's call him Tino) came to my office asking for one of our crew guys. I had to explain that the guy who runs the light board isn't there when there isn't a show. Tino then asks who he can talk to about a lighting thing. I paused and said, "Well, I'm... the lighting supervisor..."
He had no idea. I wonder what he thought my job was.
