Schedules needing changed, writing
columns, coaching, working as youth director at my church, doing
interviews for the site, housework, laundry, running a taxi service
for children, being a “soccer” mom at sporting events and spending
time with my honey. Not to mention, squeezing in early morning runs
and workouts at the gym (hey I have to keep my 80+ pound weight loss
going).
Yes
I live a
VERY busy life and with the new school year (my real job as a high
school guidance counselor) on the horizon, my stress level is taller
than the Empire State Building right now. Each and every one of us
has stress. In fact, something tells me that we could all point to
the various stressors in our lives that cause our blood pressure and
such to creep it’s way up the charts.
My early
morning runs and afternoon workouts at the gym, are just 2 of the
multitude of things this columnist does to help relieve the stress
(and as you can see bunches of it) that seems to pile up on the
plate we call life. But I have to confess, sometimes my stress gets
the best of me and I have to, well I have to……….
Hit my secret
and hidden stash of CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, Chocolate is my
downfall when stress kicks in. I do not know what it is about
chocolate that just makes the day seem better. Hmmmm if chocolate
makes everything in my world harmonious, then maybe Adam Chandler
should bring a chocolate factory to Pine Valley.
Then his
children would not have to hit the bottle to cope with their
problems and to be a member of the Chandler family. For longtime
viewers, we watched Adam deny the alcohol problems of his eldest
daughters, Skye and Hayley. We all had hoped and wondered whether or
not Adam had learned and honed in his parenting skills, and would
keep his son JR away from the bottle….WRONG!!!!!
It was not
until they hit (or were about to hit) rock bottom that Adam finally
stepped up to the plate as a parent and got them the help that they
needed. What was it about being a member of the Chandler family
(not to mention an offspring of Adam’s) that caused these 3 to turn
to the bottle? Did Adam screw up their lives sooo bad?
Well,
it appears that Adam needs to enroll in Parenting Skills 101, as his
youngest offspring Colby now seems to be following in the footsteps
of her older siblings. I typically do not like nor invest the time
into the teen storylines that most of the shows write. Being 33, the
issues I face and deal with on an everyday basis are MUCH different
than those that most teens deal with nowadays.
The
“I Know What you Did Last Summer,” rip off storyline has not captured
my attention (as I had hoped with the death of Ritchie), however
Colby’s battle with the bottle is one storyline that can. Ever
since Colby returned to town as a teenager, I could not fathom as to
why the show never explored her life on the run with Liza.
