Another wonderful day in southern California; It didn't start out that way but it did eventually get there.  

Crisis adverted and smooth sailing from noon on.  


Our daughter is the creative type and as I mentioned before, at times I have trouble finding that line between her life and my own.  When she is feeling stress and having confidence issues, I feel them too.  I believe it is a process and a part of being so creative.  You would think that she would primarily be a left brain kind of person which she is but she also thinks way too much and as a result gets in her own way.  She is aware of this and yet it never fails that little Miss. "I hate drama" becomes the biggest drama queen ever!  


I was never one of those mothers that goo-gooed over their kids; talking in that high pitched loud obnoxious voice going over the top to explain one of life's little mysteries.  I talked to them like I would want to be talked to and I always kept it real.  When they were older I never held back my honest opinion and not because of some parenting book i had read because honestly I never remember reading any.  I am just that kind of person.  My daughter has said that I adequately prepared her for life because when it came time to critique projects in school some of those kids would curl up and cry.  Those kids received a trophy no matter what, right, all kids get trophies cause they are all important and gave it their best!  I say, bullshit!  I am laughing because that is a pet peeve of my husbands; he always felt that kids should learn how to lose, it would make them want to win more.  All children participating in team sports here in the United States receive a trophy no matter what.  After twenty some odd years of being told the sun shines out your ass, it makes it hard to know how to deal with criticism.  My daughter never cried, she just moved on and did what she needed to do.  I say bravo baby!