Has it really been that long?

Wow. Time flies. I haven't blogged on for over two weeks! Naughty me.

I've missed you blogees. No. My television is not the culprit. Little did I know when I swore off tv and went to grad school that my practicum and studies would take over my life. The irony is, I chose this program because classes are only one day a week and it seemed like the least invasive to my family. But lo, the path to MSWhood is packed with work I didn't even know I would love so much.

Lucky for me, just when I was at the point of total and complete exhaustion, my eight year old got a fever!!! um. That didn't sound quite like I meant it. poor little guy. The beauty of doing my internship with The Family Tree is that family comes first to them too. A sick kid is a completely acceptable excuse for not being there.

yesterday

"In Mormon culture females are supposed accept a calling. They are to be constantly smiling over their family of five. They are supposed to take supper across the street to an ill neighbor and then put up with their husband when he comes home from work and smile about it the whole time. There is this sense that Mrs. Jones down street is doing the same thing, and there is this undercurrent of competition. To be a good mother and wife, women have to put on this mask of perfection. They can't show their tears, depression or agony,"

From ABC News

I had the most depressing day yesterday. My brilliant daughter is slowly being convinced by the extended family and mormon culture that getting higher education is pointless for women.

I want to puke.