Don’t Take It Personally
When I got home that night Blondie and TyGuy had stopped in
for dinner.
Out of the blue, Blondie asked, “Did you know our cousins
were afraid of Grandma?” She seemed amazed.
I said, “You have to remember where your grandmother was in
her life. They were little when she was
still in her momster phase.”
“Momster?”
“Mom and monster. Momster.”
“I remember Grandma giving us cookies and reading to us,”
Blondie said, a big smile on her face.
“When you were little she was in her grandma phase. Mom and
grandma are often two very different people. Being a grandma is the fun reward
for having to be a momster.”
“I can’t picture Grandma being a momster.”
“Forget your grandmother for a minute. People may annoy you,
hurt you, pressure you, and maybe even betray you.”
Blondie finished my thought. “Knowing where they are in
their lives lets you take it a little less personally.”
“Right. Set boundaries, don’t let them take advantage, or
hurt you twice, but know it may be more about where they are in life than who
you are.”
Today I will consider where people are in their lives.
Fawlty Showers 2 is a work of fiction. Any similarity
between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.
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