The Spoon Theory

Couple of weeks ago, maybe it was only this past week, my sis told me to check out her blog. Sometimes life is soo much, it is impossible to keep track of the passing of time. I said ookay. Then life happened. Well yesterday, instead of doing what I should, I took a few moments to catch up on the lives of the people I try to follow via their blogs. I was quite behind on some, including my sister's. But I finally got caught up and saw the post and remembered the somewhat emotional phone call and the encouragement to read her blog. This was the post she wanted me to see. This is the link I followed. As I read the spoon theory, I was so comforted. Comforted to know there were others in similar situations. Comforted to know that my sister just might be able to say she "got it" when I had to choose to not take her calls or return them. Comforted to know there was a perfectly wonderful explanation out there and I didn't have to use up any "spoons" trying to figure out how to explain it. Thanks Sis for sharing this with me.

So for anyone who is struggling or knows someone struggling with a chronic physical or mental health condition check out the Spoon Theory. Sometimes, I think the spoon theory is a perfect explanation for the condition of me on any given day. Sometimes, it is the perfect explanation for me, the caregiver, as I have to stop and think through each activity on how it will affect my child who struggles as well. How many spoons do we have together? Sharing rarely works. What if we are both having a day that starts with very few spoons? ! ?