Musings on a Fairy Tale
Okay .. the wait for our court date is excruiating! We read a Moscow Times article that listed our agency as one that is 'blacklisted' by the Russian prosecutor general. We received a response to our question for more information on this from our agency and they have indicated that they have no reason to be on this list-they are current on all their paperwork. Adoptions are handled by the Ministry of Education in Russia so until they communicate a problem, perhaps things will continue on. Please pray that Sasha comes home soon.
So ... in my spare time as I await 'the call', we're busy with a myriad of projects - putting in new landscape beds, refinishing our deck, installing new light fixtures, baby proofing outlets, getting our carpets deep cleaned, etc.
I have often believed that fairy tales were meant to teach valuable lessons to younger generations. As I was perusing our fairy tale book given to us by the Gardenias, I happened across Humpty Dumpty. I re-read the story hoping to glean the true meaning of this fairy tale. Surely it was not about just an egg that happened on some bad luck and fell off to never be himself again. Here's my take .... Humpty Dumpty was metabolically challenged (I'm guessing hypothyroidism). He held his weight mostly in his mid-section (can't we all relate to that?). He was I'm sure self-concious of
his weight and didn't feel like he could participate in athletics thus adding to his growing waist line and perhaps the reason he was sitting on that wall (possibly watching the other eggs play sports). As heavier people worry so did Humpty. Worried that he'd break the wall, worried that he'd be laughed at, that he wouldn't fit in the airline seat belts, worried that if he fell he wouldn't be able to get back up on his own. And then it happened. He fell off the wall. Adding to his humilation, all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again. It's a sad tale ... eat right and exercise, consult your doctor if you have the symptoms of hypo or hyperthyrodism. Don't be a humpty.
So ... in my spare time as I await 'the call', we're busy with a myriad of projects - putting in new landscape beds, refinishing our deck, installing new light fixtures, baby proofing outlets, getting our carpets deep cleaned, etc.
I have often believed that fairy tales were meant to teach valuable lessons to younger generations. As I was perusing our fairy tale book given to us by the Gardenias, I happened across Humpty Dumpty. I re-read the story hoping to glean the true meaning of this fairy tale. Surely it was not about just an egg that happened on some bad luck and fell off to never be himself again. Here's my take .... Humpty Dumpty was metabolically challenged (I'm guessing hypothyroidism). He held his weight mostly in his mid-section (can't we all relate to that?). He was I'm sure self-concious of
his weight and didn't feel like he could participate in athletics thus adding to his growing waist line and perhaps the reason he was sitting on that wall (possibly watching the other eggs play sports). As heavier people worry so did Humpty. Worried that he'd break the wall, worried that he'd be laughed at, that he wouldn't fit in the airline seat belts, worried that if he fell he wouldn't be able to get back up on his own. And then it happened. He fell off the wall. Adding to his humilation, all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again. It's a sad tale ... eat right and exercise, consult your doctor if you have the symptoms of hypo or hyperthyrodism. Don't be a humpty.
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