Dear Kid,

I feel the need to take a deep breath. A really deep breath.

Not because of the yoga. Well, not just because of that.

Not because the Puppy ripped apart one of his toys and left stuffing all over the family room. Well, not just because of that.

And not just because I made a mess cooked dinner creatively. OK, mostly because of that but not only.

But really I need to take a deep breath because it is (more or less) the middle of a long week in the middle of a crazy month. The world seems to have gone a little over the edge. The news, the fake news, the opinions, the idle speculations, and the just plain sci-fi have gone off the rails. In an angry sort of way.

Am I the only one tired of the angry rhetoric? Am I the only one who wants to turn off the internet for a while? Or give the world a Coke and a Smile?

I’m settling for a deep breath. Please feel free to join me.

Ahhhh.

Love, Mom