Random musings

It wouldn't be an over statement to say that my husband says things like it is. This includes the bad stuff - he does not sugar coat anything. But, it is also true that he can be my biggest cheerleader.  Like recently, for some reason, he decided that I could sing. And, he took it upon himself to champion my lost cause.  He got me to sing in some family event hosted by our church. All this is nice and fine. But, I'm not being modest when I say this - my voice sounds like a squeak in my head! And, singing in front of so many people was like having a panic attack.  Of late, I've been telling myself to do things out of my comfort zone and I was reminded not to take myself too seriously. So, I ventured out trying to sing and feeling like a bumbling fool. I was glad that I got this out of my system and people were all so encouraging and supportive.  As if this was not enough, my husband decided to share my talent (or lack of it) with the online Facebook crowd, w

In this month's newsletter at Daniel's school, they published an article about the " social climate " in their school. As part of assessing the social climate, they ask students to answer questions like, " Do you think your teacher or xyz likes you? ".  The article stated how the percentage of students answering " yes " to this question had dropped significantly from last year and they were working on improving it. This just goes to show that as human beings, we care so much about being liked and loved. How is the teacher going to show that they like the kid, if they feel as if the kid doesn't like them? Yet, it seemed as if the teachers were expected to do that, regardless of how they are treated. We will always find individuals whom we like, maybe because we get along with them or have common interests or something of that sort.  I like my kids, my husband, my family. In fact, I love them! I also like many other people, becau