That internal dialogue

[This is a self-awareness post. It is not a cry for affirmation - y'all have given me plenty of that. But I need to write this, and own it, make it solid so I can force myself to step up and change. And I thought, if you are a parent, you might appreciate the warning inherent in this entry. Although I can't think of a single person on my friend's list who would need it.]

( resources and the internal dialogue )