A brief message from your evil overlord

I always intend to post and then life gets in the way.  Here's a brief overview of the last few days.

Sunday was a big day for us. I recently joined a TransFamily support group and they were having a bowling party. I'm not much for bowling but I figured it was a good opportunity for us to get to know some other families facing the same challenges as us. Also, I'm slowly attempting to get Joe more involved in the whole process. This proved to be a great way for him to socialize with other men. (insert evil laugh here). We had a good time, there was a large turnout and my kid got to meet a new friend. The new-to-us teen was MtF and I urged both Alex and Max to make a point of making her feel welcome. Alex and Max have history so they tend to do the 'clique' thing a lot. By the end of the day, the three of them were thick as thieves. Mission accomplished.

The weather started rolling in on Sunday night and by Monday, we had snow. School cancelled. Gah! I hate snow days, especially on a Monday. Alex doesn't know how to be bored. The boredom slowly turns to anxiety and racing thoughts. By the end of the day he had made some pretty bad choices. I was pissed, angry, upset, mad....you name it, I was there. I probably could have handled it better but well, I'm human. Sue me. This leads to me being the meanest, worst, evilest, most heinous Mom that ever lived. Impulsivity sucks! The positive side of this is, we talk it out, we never just let it go because that just leads to us being pissed all damn day. Once dinner rolled around, we were back to being on the same page. So, when the call came on Tuesday that school was cancelled, I had a plan. I braved the icy roads, picked up a friend of Alex's and we spent the day OUT. It cost me money but it was worth it. We shopped and walked and went to a movie. No impulsivity, no anxiety. My day was calm and peaceful. Yay for me. oh, yay for them too. hehe.

Alex & Simran @ Taco Bell

Two hour delay for school this morning, which is fine. At least there's school of some kind today. We continue to be on countdown to the next endo appointment....T minus 12 days. We missed our terrible Tuesday line-up this week (I'm so sad...NOT). Hopefully winter will stop being such a bitch and we can resume life next week. Anyway, that's it for now. Tata.

Alex's re-play of the day

Lorde - Team