All My Favorite People Make Me Mad
And other things that happened this summer
My kids went back to school today. While, I’m thrilled at the idea of time without someone yelling “MOM!” every few minutes, I’ve been feeling a little down about what few things I’ve accomplished this summer.
I had big plans to write my next book. I really wanted the kids to find their next great reading series and curl up with books daily. I thought I might have some of those hard, but necessary conversations that big kids and parents need to have. Finally, I just wanted to arrive at today feeling fulfilled about a summer well spent.
None of the things on my list got accomplished. Instead of mustering up motivation and inspiration I became mostly complacent, feeling a mix of both frustration and surrender. There were many days when I tried to encourage reading or talk to the kids (and my husband) about the long term damage of screen time but it was one failed mission after another. Often times, I found myself walking around the house silently reciting Weezer-All My Favorite People Make Me Mad.
And yet, while I’m not feeling completely fulfilled about how I spent my summer I do fully accept that all is well and so it is (two phrases I write in my journal daily to remind me to stop trying to control).
There were a few things though that happened that I think are worth sharing…