When I took a break from ushering to go check on them, they were in the middle of a snowball fight. [I love how all the too-cool teens look like little kids in this picture.] It's a bit of a dilemma between encouraging autonomy and overcoming inertia every time the 14-year-old doesn't want to do something that I think they will enjoy or would be good for their general well being.
I was hanging out with Big A (and hence) watching the NBA all-star game and was surprised how much the glimpses of Vanessa Bryant and Magic Johnson moved me and reminded me how life can change in an instant. [All these deep thoughts probably because I wasn't really following the game.] Then I made Big A laugh when I wondered aloud if Colin Kapernick could play basketball. I mean he deserves a more progressive league than the NFL. And... I just looked it up on the internet and it turns out that he's pretty good at basketball, actually.
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We (well mostly Beth and North) went to an UU church for a couple years. We hadn't been churchgoers before that but North was curious and then they lost interest shortly before covid. It was a nice community.
Steph--UU is so good at helping us connect with community because we've moved a lot and don't have extended family around us. It isn't as satisfying post-Covid since we can't sing and have social hours, but it still fulfills some spiritual need for me...
Teens are tough to handle. One does one's best and then it's up to the universe.
Amen, Gillian.
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