I often blame myself when things go wrong. Don’t we all? I don’t know if it is a mom thing or a woman thing or a human thing. But I’ll tell you what. I don’t often see a dad blaming himself for not foreseeing that their kid was going to need new shoes for Easter.
Today’s crossover event is brought to you by Five Minute Friday and Two Writing Teachers. I am publishing for their 17th annual Slice of Life challenge. Today’s FMF word prompt is dedicate. The rules are simple. Write for five minutes. There is no extreme editing; no worrying about perfect grammar, font, punctuation. It is unscripted. Unedited. Real.
Have you ever considered the difference between motivation and dedication? Think about it. What comes to mind? As someone who struggles with motivation but is actually highly successful, one would assume that I am very dedicated.
My kids have almost always reached for my morning coffee. Occasionally I would let them have sips. But after a while I started to worry about stunted growth and caffeine craziness.