SinceImovedBobooutofmybedandsingledfroma"marriagebed",IfoundIwakeupinthemorningsfreshandreadytosingorinrealitygetdressedevenwhenIwenttobedthenightbeforeat1:00am.ThequalityofsleepIgetnowissomuchbetter.IwonderedhowIwasnotawareofhowmuchitactuallydisturbedmyqualityoflife.
Iamadecentsleeper,notoverlysensitivebutcapableofhearingandwakingupquickly.UnlikealotofnewMoms,Iwasalwaysverysureofmyselfnothurt...[
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IboughtBoboa20inchbikefromaProbikeshopbackinAprilbecauseshewantedabikethathashandbrakes,butsheisabitshortformostofthebikeofthatsize. Iwantedtomakesuresheissafewithwhateverweendedupwith. Theveryfirstday,inthe45Fwindyrain,Bobowasdeterminedtoridehernewbike. Shedidn'thaveanyproblematalldespitetheobviouscontrastofherlittlebodyagainstthismonstroussizebike. Shewasateasewiththehandbrak...[
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Fridayafternoon,Idashedoutofworkat3:40toruntothebankforsomecashtopaythebabysitter.TocelebratethestartofsummerandtoallowBoboachancetoenjoythefreedomofsummerlikeotherkids,Isignedherupforsoccercampinthemornings,andarrangedtohaveVonibabysitherfortheafternoons.
Thewholeweek,shedidn'thavetogotodaycare.Bobofeltsospecialthatneighborstoldmeteasinglythatshewas"anti-social"--Shedidn'twanttoplaywithn...[
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SkippingoutofFredMeyertoday,Boboglancedatthetoyhorseattheentranceandsighedtoherself:Ishouldn'thaveburiedthequartertoday...Withthat,shemovedonandkepttalkinglikeshealwaysdoesinherawakehours.
IpausedatwhatIheard,andcan'thelpbutask:whatdoyoumeanyoushouldn'thaveburiedthequartertoday?
Boborespondedthewaysherespondstoallmyother"whatdoyoumeanby..."questions,justmatteroffactwithnoparticularemotiono...[
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AfterputtingBobodowntosleep,Icamedownstairssittingonthecouchwithalaptoponmylap. AwebsitewithbeautifulviolinmusicofsongsbyTeresaTangwasplaying. Oh,howIlovebeautifulmusic,especiallywithclassicalinstruments. Violinmusicisclosesttohumanvoice. Itissobeautifullyexpressiveandtouching. Ifeltthetunecomingstraightfrommyownvoice,myownmindandmyownheart.
Theoldsongs,theoldtune...[
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Iwasstandinginfrontofthesink,washingtimesandtimesagainthesink,theoneneverendinglastpairofchopsticks,plates,knives,spoonsandsuch. ItoccuredtomeIwasnotimpatient;IwasnottryingtofinishitfastsoIcouldmoveontodosomethingelse. Iwashthemastheycome. Iwasheverypieceofdishesasifitwasthefirstandthelastdish. Theeasenessandsimplecomfortofdoingallthesecaughtmyownattention. Ican'thel...[
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Thereisnohigherdegreeofhappinessthanpeace--soIthoughttomyself.
Inthelivingroomsittingcomfortablyonthecouch,withacomputeronmylap,IwastryingtothinkwhatIwantedtodowhenInoticedsomethingenticing,somethingthataskedmetodonothing. Theairisthickening,andtheskyisdarkening. Thewindstartedtopickupinanticipateofarainydaytomorrow. Treearedancingfreely,butnottoowild. Sounds...[
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Disclaimer:IamaChineseandwillalwaysbeaChinese.
Seldomthereareeventsinlifethatclearlygroupyourfriendsforyoulikeadivorce. Ineverexpectedmyfriendstochoosesides,andIdon'tthinkitisfairforanyfriendstohavetochoosethesideeither. However,itturnsoutpeopledochoosetheiractionsandtheirsides,andyouendupgroupthemtodifferentbucketsfromthenon.
TrueFriends: thisgroupofpeoplesta...[
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