Sunday, November 6, 2011

JMK's Response to Question #1

For the past three days, I've been contemplating what to write in response to Question #1. I've pictured myself writing a long, single response. In reality, there are many things I've learned over the past year that I'd like to share / take note of

  1. If answering multiple choice works, no need to write an essay (see above)
  2. Life is much more enjoyable, when you don't spend every evening/weekend working
  3. Adding clove to blueberry preserves elevates it to kick-ass (thanks Kate Sandusky)
  4. It is true - you will blink and your kids will be grown. When the hell did Evan get to be five?
  5. While I believe in the power of forgiveness and that I know our parents did their best, I harbor resentment of the destruction their relationship caused many, many people
  6. I do not know how to be nurtured. In realizing this, I've also realized that I want to surround myself with people who do not take this (thus me) for granted but those who will work with me so that I learn how.
  7. Miracles can and do occur (condo selling / ghost incident)
  8. Being in sibling relationships focused on supporting each other brings much more joy than being funny at the other's expense
  9. Financial instability is a gut-wrenching fear that, when present, is always on the surface in everything you do
  10. While having young kids is amazing - it is also fucking hard

1 comment:

  1. I don't know if I agree with how you phrased #6. Do you need to put it on you as a fault, such as "I don't know how to be nurtured"? Could it not be that you do not feel nurtured by other people? Or you feel as though you are doing all the nurturing and need to start finding ways in order to feel nurtured yourself? And by nurtured, do you mean "taken care of"?

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