'Kids pick up a lot. If my daughter sees that I know that I am enough – warts and all – I think that’s giving her a lot.' my2020vision myADHD2020vision
The Welcome to Austin sign didn’t make me feel welcome. It made me feel stupid because I was supposed to be in San Antonio.
Stupid isn’t even the right word for how I felt. More like startled. If I hadn’t already been diagnosed withInstead, I sighed and notified my husband that I would be getting home an hour later than expected. He replied knowingly with a thumbs-up emoji. Unfortunately, awareness doesn’t equal action. My chest still tightens on weekends, when I would rather be lost in playtime but instead am mentally beating myself up over all the housework and errands I still need to do.
I have so many Post-its with truisms and quotes by my computer that the meaning of each one gets buried in the visual clutter.
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