Monday, November 21, 2016

Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

Our daughter is five days past her due date and feeling low.  She's having too much time to worry about the baby.  I told her today that Buddhists say, "Don't believe what you think".  Her hormones are whacky and she's uncomfortable, tired, and unable to focus well on anything else, naturally.  I feel bad for her, but this is the fate of 50% of women who give birth after their due date.  There is little reassurance for her at this point.  She wants her baby.  I pray for her and the baby, but I'm helpless to do much more than keep her company as she picks up a curtain rod at Target and take her out to lunch.  We are all in a holding pattern, and the fact that a holiday is coming up makes it a bit more tense.  I'm trying to make what food I can ahead, in case I'm in the hospital with my daughter on the day.  Tomorrow morning I pick up the turkey, then will brine it and have it sit in the refrigerator for two days.  One pie is baked and frozen, as is the cranberry sauce, and I'll do the other two pies and soup tomorrow.  I want to be prepared for whatever comes whenever.  Hah!  Spoken like a woman with delusions of control!

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