A New Perspective

I started this morning having my once a month pity party. I was whining and crying like a 5 year old about how I did not want to drive to White Plains for Crew's therapy.

It is a Wednesday, Crew's three-hour day, which makes my day, not working, five hours long. I wanted to cancel. I wanted to call and say we were sick and couldn't make it. But, my husband stalled my thoughts by talking to me from the ledge. He was telling me how important Wednesdays are and that he promises to help with the driving on Thursday. "I love you," my husband continued, "and Crew is doing so well with this program."

Still, all I could do was think about every other mother I know making plans to go the beach or park for the day… Until the guilt got to me. And I was ultimately in the shower and car ready to go faster then usual.

Crew's program started at 10 o'clock, as did the wait for my 10 year old, Cross, and myself. Cross has spent his whole summer going to Crew's program with me; enduring Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and never a complaint. Cross will be going to middle school in a couple of weeks. Mainly due to waiting with me during Crew's therapy, Cross and I have spent a lot of quality time together this summer. Our relationship is better then ever as Cross starts this new chapter in his life. Thank you, Crew.

I also want to share that I recently came up with the new saying for the shirts for our organization Crew's Voice, "Sometimes doing things differently, leads to exceptional."