crisis central

[aventurine]

i'm thinking about adding a third class to my summer schedule. i'm not sure if that's a good idea - it's attractive to get an extra three credit hours out of the way in a matter of 6 weeks. however, it means i'll be going four days a week instead of two. that sucks.
i need to update on all the events of the past week, but i'll take two hours to

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[soulofagypsy]

just having your friendship and being able to see you this evening was wonderfully helpful for me. so glad to have friends like you!

and even though kyle was embarassed to be seen sans hair grease, he appreciated your coming by tonight. you're a dear.

[aventurine]

haha - don't worry about it. it's no big deal, i think visiting people in the hospital is a good thing to do. and i'm glad kyle knows i don't hate him. :) hope to see you again soon!

[roses_rejoice]

I hate when I can't fix everything for people I love too. I've taken to reading the articles on parenting that my firm sends around, even though I don't have any kids, because they remind me of stuff like how you can't control another person's happiness, it's up to them, and learning to overcome difficulties on their own helps them grow, and so forth. It reminds me to set some boundaries and not get too wrapped up with others' problems.

[aventurine]

hmm, that's a good idea. boundaries. any suggestions for reading material like that?

[roses_rejoice]

not really, it's all just anecdotal tidbits slapped together by the staff. but the one that got me was this story about a lady taking her kid to disney world and he had a wonderful time all day except for 5 minutes where he didn't get his way about something, and in the car going home she asked what he remembered most about the day and of course it was the 5 lousy minutes. she was starting to feel all guilty about it till she realized she couldn't control somebody else's feelings. given that i tend to remember "5 lousy minutes" as opposed to the whole rest of a great day, a lot myself, i kinda took a lesson from both sides of that story.

[aventurine]

i'll have to try that the next time someone disappoints me. maybe it'll help. thanks. :)