I have spent a considerable amount of time and energy into pondering many a what-ifs lately.

And, I need to stop.

I am slowly realizing that the only guaranteed result I will see from this course of action is a mofo migraine and a wrinkly forehead.

Another thing I have noticed (and for quite some time now) is that the hardest skill I have had to learn is to keep my 'effing mouth shut when listening to my kid tell me something.

That means I have had to stop all advice spilling out of my mouth and wait till I am asked for my opinion on any given subject and then when I am asked, I must censor my true feelings and give a sanitized, vanilla version of how I view the matter at hand.

For such a free-spirit, the I-have-many opinions-on-many-subjects kinda gal that I am, to accomplish this next-to-impossible feat has been nothing short of a miracle.

I have learned to bombard my hubby and my bezzie mate *angels* with my true feelings and concerns. They sit, they listen, they tell me the truth and spare no opinions on the matter at hand.

I wish Life wasn't so complicated but it is.