No Thanks

The phone rings and the school nurse reminds me that one of my kids "needs his shots."

Being familiar with the process, I simply answer: "Ok, please send me the personal waiver form so that I may sign it and return it to you."

As I hang up the phone, I - as I have many times for the past 18 years - mentally thank the doctor who told me years ago that "no matter how authoritative and mandatory the whole vaccine lingo is, all you have to do is sign a personal waiver." Which basically is a fancy and legal way of saying "No, thank you."

I am not writing this to influence anyone on their choice of vaccination or non vaccination. Not at all.

I am writing this because I want to shout loudly and to anyone who wants to hear that sometimes, all it takes is saying "No Thanks."

No need to explain why, a simple "No Thanks" is often enough.

The First Time I Saw Her

Costa points out a spot, in the corner of an orange room in a big beautiful store and says to me:

"This is where she was, the first time I saw her." 

My boy sure loves his guitar. 

School

I believe we are all born with a different curriculum.


So, we attract different teachers and different textbooks.


Some courses are harder than others and sometimes, we need to study all night long just to barely pass.


But when the recess bell rings ... it's time to look up at the sun and go play!

Homing Instinct

"The homing instinct is an innate directional positioning that points to where you know you belong."


Yep.