March 22, 2005
fluidity and coping skills
Today's Dotty Parker product? A method for coping with difficulties.
It's an oft-turned to solution, and one that's under-appreciated. Certainly it's not the most functional way to deal with things. Deep breathing, going for a walk, doing some yoga, talking to a friend, yeah, those are the more functional ways. But let us not forget the tried, true, and much easier to come by solution.
Booze.
Oh yes, my dears, as sensitive a subject as it may be to those of us who have family members who are moved too often to taste the temptation known as alcohol, we must regard ourselves as valuable creatures worth protecting.
At dinner with your parents? True, things are getting better between you and them. You're growing up, after all. But isn't there just a little bit of something there? A touch of the uncomfortable notion of obligation? An unscratchable itch that reminds you they aren't really your friends? They are your parents. Let us not forget that distinction.
I'm experiencing a bit of the curious desire to protect them from my real life. So my shoes squeak. I want new shoes. But I can't find the ones I want and I'm despairing that I shall never find them. Can I tell my parents? Will they take on this burden as their own? Will they spend their last dime on my footwear?
Likely not. But how to quell these difficult thoughts?
Oh, a bottle of wine will do nicely!
So soothing!
Yes, Mom, thanks! I will have some more.
And by the way, I really hate my shoes...
Posted by dotty at March 22, 2005 09:18 PM