Sad

Just to clarify, I am not particularly sad.  I am all good.  There are just a few things on my mind that are a bit sad from the week that I thought I'd share.  Lucky you, huh!?

1.  Yesterday at school the power went out during a passing period.  Kids being kids...screaming ensued.  Running and chaos happened.  The sad part is that many of them were not thinking about the storm outside (because they're oblivious middle-schoolers), but they did think there was going to be a shooting.  A sad sign of the times, if you ask me.

2.  It is beyond joyous that Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight have been found.   I just find it sad that society wants, actually expects, to be granted access to all of the gory details of those young women's lives the past ten years.  The media should focus on how to prevent future incidents or things civilians can do to help in outstanding cases instead.  If they would shift their focus, society would as well.

3. The last thing on my mind is a bit more personal.  Let me start on a positive note, though.  Summer break is almost here.  I NEED summer break to be here.  Throughout this school year I made an effort to focus on the positive sides of leaving Cora each day - she's getting irreplaceable bonding time with her grandparents, she is becoming independent and socialized at day care...  But the truth is that at this point I am over it. 

I am sad for her and for me that we don't have the time I believe is important together.

Lately, it overwhelms me to put her in the car first thing each morning, pick her up and drive her home each afternoon - only to then make her eat and put her to bed.  I know many days we have time to play a bit, but she's done at that time of day.  She's given everything she had in her to whoever was with her all day.  It makes me sad that we don't have the balance (playing, learning, cuddling, even disciplining) that I think we need. 



Today is Friday.  And, that is not sad :).