Wednesday, August 30, 2017

the oldest daughter....

... called, as she was heading home through wet, messy, chaotic traffic in late afternoon the hub-bub of city life.  Having started into the mode of gainful employment, and getting herself to to work each morning after about a month of being free, and having lots of flexibility with her time. Back To The Real World.

She called earlier in the week, reporting going in to work feeling sort of 'stuffed up' with something possibly related to allergies or sinus misery. Someone in the workplace proceeded to diagnose her symptoms as a 'back to school cold', but she said she choose to be in complete denial. She said she was  not going to claim it, determined to not be dealing with the misery of a cold in addition to job stress. But the symptoms have not abated, and sounds like classic summer cold/virus.

But she continues to get her weary groggy self up each morning, and drag her struggling self to work each day. With a Good Attitude! She knows hundreds of people depend on her being there and doing what she agreed to get accomplished. Over and over again, each day, whether she feels like getting out of bed and going to work or not. Taking responsibility, being accountable.

After our conversation, and a minute to ponder, I called her back and  said: "Is this what it feels like to be a Grown Up?" and then "Do you feel like an Adult yet?" We had the conversation as I was going to my weekly community group.... So I asked the friends there at the meeting the same question: "Do you feel like an Adult yet?" Ponder on this, think about it and be ready to tell  next week, let us all hear about the time you suddenly, unexpectedly, accidentally discovered yourself to be a Grown Up.

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