MENTAL SHOCK - WHAT IT CAN LOOK LIKE AND HOW I HANDLED IT -   Mental shock is also known as psychological or emotional shock. The causes of mental shock vary from person to person. What will send one person into mental shock may be a normal day for another person. And you never know... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  FUNNY – One:  Me funny. Me: Yes, you are hysterical. One: Me not terical. Me funny! DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first child that I refer to in the story will be One, the second will be Two, etc. ... Continue Reading →

Tact:  Tact is defined as “a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense”. Yep. I don’t have that. I try - I really do. Unfortunately, I don’t succeed most of the time. I don’t mean to say the wrong thing. I don’t intend to sound... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:   Huffing and Puffing Dad:  “One, why are you huffing and puffing while walking up the stairs?” One:  “Oh, I was thinking.” Dad:  “Well, that explains it.” DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call them One, Two, and Three and the first one that I refer to in the... Continue Reading →

I Write for Me Growing up, we didn’t have cell phones, computers, or anything else that would immediately get a message to someone. We had to call their house phone, hoping that they were home and that they answered. If they lived far away, we had to pay long-distance call fees so it had to... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  Icing Taste I was making icing one day and I called One into the kitchen.  Evidently, I leaned toward the spatula sitting on the counter so One picked it up and licked it as I was saying, “I wouldn’t do that if I were you…”.  Boy was One surprised at that big lick of... Continue Reading →

Do Not Blame All People A while ago, a group of us from my support community (all women) were talking about our life experiences and those generalizations that we often hear people say: Babies are adorable. All teenagers misbehave. Women love to get flowers. All men are obsessed with sports. Salespeople are dishonest. Children love... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  No You Come Into My Room One evening after dinner . . . One: "Okay, okay.  Will you just stop talking to me?" Two: "Will you just come into my room?" One: "No, you come into my room." Two: "No, you come into my room." One: "No, you come into my room." Two: "No,... Continue Reading →

GHOSTING or BEING GHOSTED I saw this quote somewhere, really liked it, and thought that I would address “ghosting”. “GHOSTING SOMEONE – SAYS A LOT MORE ABOUT YOU THAN ME” 😊 Ghosting (or being ghosted) is a relatively new term. The term originated in the early 2000’s and became popular in the mid-2010’s. For those... Continue Reading →

YCMTSU:  Christmas Songs One Christmas season, all of us were in the car and the kids were singing Christmas carols. One:  Messed up the lyrics. Two:  Sang the correct lyrics. Three: “Amazing that the little Jewish kid knows all of the words.” DISCLAIMER:  You need to know that I have 3 children.  I will call... Continue Reading →