Augh! My hair is too short!
That’s my great frustration of the moment. Actually, I have many more frustrations, but that’s the one I’m focusing on. My hair is thick and has a lot of natural wave, which sounds good until I get into some humid weather, which I’m swathed in right now.
It’s not a huge problem. My hair will grow. But the other problems in my life overwhelm me at times, and I don’t have simple answers for them. Planning for the future has become paramount in my mind, and I need to take some action to help things go more smoothly when the time comes, for example, to move. But it isn’t easy.
So I focus on my hair. If I could get it under control, I’d feel a lot more control over other things in my life as well. But every step I take backfires on me.
Some problems I have been able to solve. W couldn’t get my mom’s free phone set up, but we did get her (not free) cable tv in place. This done from hundreds of miles away and with the help of a very gracious staff at the assisted living facility my mom is living in. I feel a sense of accomplishment there.
The phone situation remains unresolved. She has a phone she’s paying for, but because she’s on Medicaid, she’s eligible for a free phone through a government program. We got her signed up and the phone was delivered, but she couldn’t figure out how to set it up. There’s a time limit and we actually got an extension on that, but it still didn’t work out.
Caring for an aging parent long distance is a challenge. I’ve written about this before, but it’s constantly a part of my life, so I’m writing about it again.
My mom has frustrations with her hair as well, so we swap stories. Her woes are different than mine–I inherited my hair from my dad. Besides the hair, the other difference between my mom and me is she’s being taken care of, while I’m responsible for what goes on in my life.
So I’m back to fixing my hair–or trying to fix it. Then I’ll try tackling the real problems again.
Image Credits: Bad Hair © nicoletaionescu–stock.adobe.com; telephone © martialred–stock.adobe.com
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That’s gotta be tough, Belinda–trying to fix something when you are far away. No one at the assisted living facility can help?
About the hair–I have found not going outside for even a few minutes helps with the humidity. Otherwise, I’m toast–and my hair is long enough for a pony tail!
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There are people at the assisted living facility who can and will help. The trick is finding the right ones. As for my hair, I don’t know what to do. I’m inside most of the day, but no matter how hard I try, I can’t get it under control.
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I think you have a good approach. Manage the things you can (or try to) and then it helps you surf the ones you can’t affect, at least not directly. That must be so hard to try to help from afar. Sending great wishes that, like the hair, it’ll work out with time!
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Thank you! It is hard trying to help long distance, but that’s the way it is for the moment.
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Life can seem overwhelming at times … God doesn’t give more than we can handle. Stay strong … and hope home remedies help along the way to push your hair growth.
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Thank you.
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