...to blog again. I'm not sure how interesting people will find this, but it is a slice of my life. A slice of being a wife. A slice of being a mom. A slice of being a therapist. A slice of being me.

As a mom, I have two daughters - one a full-blown teenager and one an almost teenager. I'm learning things that I really thought I knew as a therapist, but they are different now that those things are happening to me. Like the announcement at dinner Saturday evening that two of my daughter's friends have decided they are lesbians. Wow, that's interesting news? How do they know? How do you feel about that? I think I handled it appropriately. One of the two I like a great deal; the other one has made some poor decisions in handling situations and I questioned her appropriateness even before this. So, I guess I'm just rolling with the punches. Like you need to do in life all the time.

As a therapist, I guess you'd say I have a very active practice. My cases seem to go in waves -- the current trend is a bunch of men, aged 24 to 54, who are going through separations, divorces, break-ups. And I guess I'm on their side, somewhat. Maybe it is because I know the games women can play or the issues that women face, but it frustrates me when women don't take care of themselves and then blame their partner for leaving them 'unfulfilled'. Such garbage. Make yourself happy - don't depend on a man to complete you.

I'm not sure I should talk about myself as a spouse at the moment. I'm being a reactive one and not a very good one at the moment. But I think that when someone makes a promise, it should be honored as much as possible and not broken twice in one week. I'm a smidge bitter at the moment; I'll be better in a day or so!

And as me, I like me. A therapist friend once said to me, "M, you're remarkable as a 30-something year old woman. You are going to be amazing when you hit your 40's." And now that I'm in my 40's, he's exactly right. It's all jelling. I'm confident in my career. I'm confident in me. I have interests that are interesting. I have my own mind, but I can blend with others. It's fun. Most of the time.

So here's the beginning of my blog. Stay tuned and fasten your seatbelts. It could get bumpy from time to time!