I can’t believe it

in the early morning on Friday, the 26th of October 2007 by Chad

I’m going to link to an article from Oprah.

The military has given the English language two words that brilliantly articulate different types of crises: The first is snafu, an acronym for "situation normal, all f***ed up." The second is fubar, which stands for "f***ed up beyond all recognition." As we travel the bumpy road of life, we must prepare to deal with both.

How to de-stress yourself. I’m a big fan of not having unnecessary stress in my life. Someone cuts me off in traffic, I’ll cuss like a sailor for a minute, flick off the idiot, and then I feel better. If things change for me in a way I don’t have control over, I don’t worry about the loss of control as much as getting a handle on what the new situation is. Read the article and see how much you fall into the trap of worrying about the wrong things and react in exactly the wrong way.

I’ve recently read a book on parenting difficult children that is absolutely wonderful.

Much of it is counterintuitive, but it makes perfect sense as you read the reasons for each topic. The book is geared towards those pursuing adoption and foster care, and how to deal with "damaged" children. But while reading it I found numerous examples that would have applied to my own "normal" upbringing, and also saw many things that would help others I know with children deal with things better.

It’s a twenty dollar book. Surely that is worth the price to make your own children’s life better.