Heaterific; 4 weeks strong

So, it begins... a true, genuine descent into the abyss that is sobriety (from nicotine, that is). Time has popped it's head in on me (that's what she said) more often than is normal. That is to say, there's a reason that being so busy at work sparked the first seed in this process. Due to my recent freedom from addiction, I find I have more time on my hands (in my hands? <-- in which I would hold time and have full and total power over it). My possession by way of eNotes had me in a hold which could not be interrupted... not even when tempted by a cigarette.

Mind your damn bid'ness

I hate hate HATE when people stare at Kendra. Why is it that a child in a wheelchair, or a child wearing a helmet or a kiddo with Downs gets "sympathy" looks? Don't get me wrong, I imagine that the parent/s of those kiddos would be angry (I would! I'd probably blow up and say "Thanks, but no thanks for your PITY! Stop staring at my KID!")

Instead, we get the "what's wrong with that perfectly beautiful, "normal-looking" child? Why doesn't that young mom have her kid "under control"? And so on and so forth... and that's another thing! I'm not as young as I look!!!! I'm 28 years old but I get the "oh that poor stupid teenage mother! She must be a bad mom and such a drain on society!"

I want to design a t-shirt that reads:

"Dear General Public,

Special needs does not have a face - STOP staring at my kid just because she looks "normal".

Sincerely,

Fed-up with Ignorance"

I also want to hand out business cards with a definition/description of Sensory Processing Disorder. I can't wait until it's officially in the next edition of the DSM (and labeled as a developmental disorder to help with insurance claims, etc).

bottleneck

I feel like a cork that has become lodged in the neck of a bottle of wine. At this point, I have no preference as to whether I come out on top or get jammed into the bottle's contents. No doubt, the latter would result in being doused with alcohol. How appropriate... and delicious.