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Articles on 31 December 2008

• On Building Cathedrals

  Posted: 31 December 2008 at 9:21 a.m.

  This was sent to me by my sister Deb, and I think it's fabulous. After almost two weeks of having the kids home from school, and feeling invisible for most of that time, this really helps me put things into perspective. I don't know who wrote it, because she is invisible, but I know she's a genius.

  Long Live Cathedral Building!

  Kimmy

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   Invisible Mother...... 
  
  It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I'm on the phone and ask me a question. Inside I'm thinking, 'Can't you see I'm on the phone?' Obviously, not. No one can see if I'm on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one can see me at all.
   
  I'm invisible.  The invisible Mom. Some days I am only a pair of hands, nothing more: Can you fix this?  Can you tie this? Can you open this? Some days I'm not a pair of hands; I'm not even a human being. I'm a clock to ...

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