re: #633 A Mom Anon

Big hugs to you and the kiddos. I just had a day like you described with The Teenager. And immediately felt like a jerk. Not the first time, won’t be the last either. I always hear the little fish in Finding Nemo, Dori(?) singsonging”Just keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming” on days like this one. gah.

In moments of despair, I think about it, and I realize - he’s not doing drugs, he’s not living under a bridge, he’s not a skinhead, he’s not violent, etc. There are SO MANY worse things that he could be. And he’s sweet, and funny, and brilliant, and loving.