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THE BALTIMORE JEWISH HOME
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OCTOBER 29, 2015 | The Jewish Home
Life C ach
It’s Your Choice! By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., MFT, CLC
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o, there we are waiting and waiting – what will it be? The husband’s pacing. The wife is too anxious to move around. What will it be like going home with it? How will it change our lives? Will she be up around and cooking meals? Or will he be busy running the house? Will she stay busy in her room nursing the new addition to our lives or will she be up and about? Yes, waiting for the results of
Mom’s corona test can really add crazy tension to our lives. If Mom tests negative, then the household returns to normal. But if she tests positive, suddenly the whole house is topsy-turvy. Dad could suddenly be forced to learn where the kitchen is! Or, do I mean where “anything” is in the kitchen? Sure, he’s been to that room a lot before, but does he really know where we keep most of the stuff in it?! Does he actually recognize that most of those cabinets open and are not
merely facades? Does Dad know how to get everyone on Zoom? Does he even know who everyone is in the family? Like, I think I heard him mumbling, “Wait, is that kid one of ours?” last time the kid from next door was here doing homework. Maybe I’m being a little hard on Dad here. But, it’s really just part of making a point: that the same way
Moms are carrying a lot of the weight of running the household. -How about a familiarity with where things are kept around the house, so everyone can be a little more helpful? Sure, moms are awesome. And great at multitasking. But how about all of us trying to make their job a little easier, wherever and whenever we can?!
I think I heard him mumbling, “Wait, is that kid one of ours?” last time the kid from next door was here doing homework.
bringing home a new addition can keep Mom occupied in her room and also throw things off a lot, so too a corona-positive diagnosis can do the same. And you don’t even get a new sibling with the latter! But is there something we can get out of it? Well let’s think: -Maybe, a greater appreciation for Mom, even before Mother’s Day arrives! -Perhaps we gain a realization that
After all, let me let you in on a little secret, an often-ignored reality… moms are really only human! Just thought it would be good to let this information go viral – before Mom does!
Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com.
