Truffle

I like reading this poem whenever I’m feeling like I’m about to lose it. It helps me find my center again:

Just Let them.

If they want to choose something or someone over you, let them.

If they want to go weeks without talking to you, let them.

If they are okay with never seeing you, let them.

If they are okay with always putting themselves first, let them.

If they are showing you who they are and not what you perceived them to be, let them.

If they want to follow the crowd, let them.

If they want to judge or misunderstand you, let them.

If they act like they can live without you, let them.

If they want to walk out of your life and leave, hold the door open, and let them.

Let them lose you. You were never theirs, because you were always your own. So let them.

Cassie Phillips

It is! We were expecting him back in January.

No of course not. They deserve to know the truth and share the joy.

Kind of related: The barn where my kid goes to for lessons has an option for the horse owners that in case their animal dies (there are strict rules about the cause of death etc), the animal’s corpse can be donated to the local zoo to feed carnivores.

My SO works from another continent from time to time, he has been gone for a month now but today he told me that he’s going to be home for christmas. My kid is going to be over the moon!

Dude, that would have been a great start for my day, like, first accomplishment done! Plus it is great coming back home to a “no chore house” as we call it: No garbage to take out, no meal to cook, no toys to be picked up, no laundry to be fold, etc. I absolutely love the feeling of it.