Gemini: You are interested in discovering what drives others to seek power at work or in love. You may be ready to delve into the intense world of hidden feelings, a place that you often avoid. Now, however, you are willing to overcome your resistance, even if you are not comfortable with the thought of what's ahead. You are on the right track, for you will surely feel relief once you know the truth.
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Aaaaaaaaalready a great day! We got some respite from our gloomy enclave to venture out to shop... with Scotty :) So very nice of him to postpone his well-deserved nap to schlep us around to entertain him! It was nice to have another person there to talk my ideas through with... Hayden wanted to buy a cheezy card reader, on clearance for $15; he left it with me and went back to the toy dept, so I had a few moments to decide my strategy for imparting some "buyer beware" wisdom about this purchase; it was a rare treat to turn to Scotty and admit this is one of those times I'm really at a loss for how to meet my goal of autonomy for Hayden and his giftcard while avoiding the inevitable sadness over a regretted purchase; I talked through all my concerns, so when Hayden approached, I was able to share those with him, without making a value judgment about his choice (Do you like X-men? What happens when they stop making booster packs? How much are the booster packs? $4 eek! Should we be suspicious that it's on clearance?), he had already set his sights on a Tamagachi (which he already knows the entertainment value of...) and a set of NintenDogs trading cards. Next, we shopped for used video games... didn't find anything he really wanted... at the last minute, he grabbed a Grand Theft Auto game and decided he wanted it; I was torn! Are you asking for the game because I said I would buy you one and you don't want to leave with nothing? OR is this really a game you want? The GTA games we already own don't get played very often... Hayden was initially mad at me, but soon realized that the promise of a video game really IS better postponed and used on a game he really, really wants, instead of settling for yet another one he won't play. At the end of the conversation, Hayden was walking ahead of us and I sighed and said, "My tongue is bloody from biting back the moral objections I have to that game, I'm glad it was resolved without having to go there!" Sometimes it's so exhausting to do such mental dancework, I imagine it's really exhausting for someone outside of this lifestyle to watch!
Scotty happily returned us home and is on his way to dreamland :)
Peace has once again settled into our lives.
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Aaaaaaaaalready a great day! We got some respite from our gloomy enclave to venture out to shop... with Scotty :) So very nice of him to postpone his well-deserved nap to schlep us around to entertain him! It was nice to have another person there to talk my ideas through with... Hayden wanted to buy a cheezy card reader, on clearance for $15; he left it with me and went back to the toy dept, so I had a few moments to decide my strategy for imparting some "buyer beware" wisdom about this purchase; it was a rare treat to turn to Scotty and admit this is one of those times I'm really at a loss for how to meet my goal of autonomy for Hayden and his giftcard while avoiding the inevitable sadness over a regretted purchase; I talked through all my concerns, so when Hayden approached, I was able to share those with him, without making a value judgment about his choice (Do you like X-men? What happens when they stop making booster packs? How much are the booster packs? $4 eek! Should we be suspicious that it's on clearance?), he had already set his sights on a Tamagachi (which he already knows the entertainment value of...) and a set of NintenDogs trading cards. Next, we shopped for used video games... didn't find anything he really wanted... at the last minute, he grabbed a Grand Theft Auto game and decided he wanted it; I was torn! Are you asking for the game because I said I would buy you one and you don't want to leave with nothing? OR is this really a game you want? The GTA games we already own don't get played very often... Hayden was initially mad at me, but soon realized that the promise of a video game really IS better postponed and used on a game he really, really wants, instead of settling for yet another one he won't play. At the end of the conversation, Hayden was walking ahead of us and I sighed and said, "My tongue is bloody from biting back the moral objections I have to that game, I'm glad it was resolved without having to go there!" Sometimes it's so exhausting to do such mental dancework, I imagine it's really exhausting for someone outside of this lifestyle to watch!
Scotty happily returned us home and is on his way to dreamland :)
Peace has once again settled into our lives.
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