Author Archives: jazzhandsmom06

Prefacing this post to say, I’m not sad today. I’m actually in a rather good mood. Just sharing some of the deeper stuff because, as I’ve stated before, knowing someone else has been somewhere makes you feel understood and not alone…and maybe someone else will get that from my sharing. Oh, Easter. How I haveContinue reading “That Damn Basket”

How much time do we spend thinking about yesterday? What broke us…what made us happy…what made us who we are. The good…the bad…the ugly. The memories that make us laugh and the memories that make us cry. The days we wish had never ended and the days we wish had never happened. How much timeContinue reading “Tomorrow I’ll Be…Different”

Most people have heard me say, at one point or another, that I truly believe that being understood is one of the most basic needs of humanity. It’s honestly a core belief of mine and one that I frame my life with. I don’t just want to know people. I want to understand them. IContinue reading “Understanding”

“Children are Resilient”. I don’t know about you, but I hear this A LOT. “It’ll be ok. Children are resilient.” “She’ll get over it. Children are resilient.” “He’ll get through this. Children are resilient.” Resilience is “The process of handling stress and recovering from trauma and adversity.” I know adults who can’t do this. IContinue reading “Stop It”

I’m ready for the flack and anger I’ll probably get from this post. But it’s something that I need to say. The world is watching from afar what happened with the massage parlor killing spree this week. Some of us are watching it from up close. There is no excuse for what happened. None. ThoseContinue reading “A Cry For Help”

I’m a helper. I have been for as long as I can remember…I’d be shocked to hear that there was even a time before my memory when I wasn’t. I Love To Help. You’re in pain? I bet I can find a way to help. You’re in trouble? I can help. You need advice? I’mContinue reading “Blink Twice”

This probably has a lot to do with the fact that I’ve been feeling a little…off…today, anyway, but I’ve been kinda freaked out since this afternoon. I went back to school 3 years ago. I decided I needed to find myself again…and a good way to do that would be to go back to “AcademicContinue reading “Crap”

Captain America: Civil War – Brock Rumlow – aka Crossbones – As Black Widow tries to electrocute him he merely responds with, “I don’t work like that no more”. I think about this scene and this quote way more often than is probably normal. Partially (*cough* mostly) because I’m a giant nerd, but also becauseContinue reading “Just Call Me Crossbones”

Oof. I was just going through my old Google photos and suddenly I realized that that is the one place that still has pictures of me and the ex that we call Lord Voldemort (because he shall not be named). Those pictures still hurt. Have you ever really and truly believed that you were finallyContinue reading “Forever and Almost Always”

It’s funny…I was already thinking about writing this blog as I was driving this morning…but then, on that drive, an even more poignant reason to do so occurred. First, I feel like I should clarify something. I keep explaining my diagnosis of POTS as a heart condition. There are a few reasons for that: POTSContinue reading “The Silver Lined Heart”