We LBSs are absolutely going through our own midlife "transitions," looking at ourselves in the mirror long and hard and deciding what stays and what goes and what changes and what is important and what isn't. We are just doing it in a different way, without having a tantrum and throwing those we love under the bus.
The SMART ones do that. : ) I AM a better person for this, and I do not see how I would have become this person without going through this.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK
Trying to be a smart one here! It is hard to see it as a gift when it can be so painful. Of course, stapling it to my forehead ain't gonna feel great either but probably needs to be done.
Sticking your fingers in your ears can be very effective I have heard!
Otherwise removing yourself from the room just before it gets too much, to get the washing off the line as its about to rain you understand. And on the tough days, exercise to get those endorphins up (I have even been known to clean!)
Trying to ignore as much as possible, particularly when he is in his teen angst, sulking, slamming doors (yes, really!) mode. Fortunately those are further between than they used to be.
