An earful

Today was an earful. I tried to speak to my son this morning about his beligerant and direspectful attitude. What he told me was that he wasn’t accountable to me. I went to work and heard our new chancellor speak about how we need to keep student focused and that our success will depend on new ideas and focused direction. What he told us was that there are going to be budget cuts and they are going to hurt. I called my sister to discuss travel arrangements for our uncles funeral next week. What I heard was the story of my grandmother in the final phases of her life, and of her employees who are slipping in terms of scheduling awareness.

Today, it seemed, was a day for me to be a listener. I don’t claim to do it well. Some of this news I am not prepared to hear and I don’t know what to do with it. There are probably plenty more things to hear today, but I think I am at my limit.