It is Tuesday morning, the house is empty save for Rosie and I. I have time to savour some breakfast before getting on with the day. My mind, however cannot be still.
Following a night of fitful sleep my youngest dozed on the sofa in the lull before school. It is quite a common thing for her, a return to sleep before school. Unfortunately it sometimes means a grumpy child upon waking. In this she is very much her mother’s daughter. However grumpy for my youngest can be a precursor to aggressive and so this morning I saw the beginning of a snarl, a physical retraction that is often the forerunner to her lashing out at whomever is near.
A calm voice, a proffered drink, stroked hair, all little things designed to ease the transition to waking and stave off unwanted behaviour, yet as I took her to the bus I wondered how the journey and the day would progress.
Time to take a deep breath and endeavour to let it go. School will tell me if they have a problem, the bus driver and the escort will tell me if there was a problem on either journey, until then worrying is pointless.
Meanwhile, Rosie snores away on my chair, having annexed that for her own. She has the right idea.
Today I hope you can find a way through any worry or stress you have.
Lynn x
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