SheilaScribbles
my thoughts on life
The Manchester Bombing makes no sense to me. I can understand people bombing a government facility. It represents public policies that make that person(s) feel oppressed and they are fighting “the power”. I see how they get there. I can understand school shooters and employees who “go postal”. They feel they have been disrespected by …
We survived our daughter’s Junior Prom. I say survived because it was indeed fraught (I love the way that word sounds when you say it out loud) with teenage trauma. Planning started months ago – back when she had a boyfriend. She wanted a Promposal, high heels, a long dress, a fancy night out, primping …
My husband keeps asking me what I want to do for Mother’s Day. This has always been a sticky point for me. I hate the spotlight and generally try to avoid it (sounds funny since I have a website doesn’t it). Through the years we’ve had lunch at my house, his mom’s house, gone out …
My daughter and I were recently sharing our dreams from the night before. I wondered what had triggered the crazy story lines. She said that she had heard that you can’t create new faces in a dream – that it’s always a face you’ve seen, even if in passing. All this made me start thinking about …