The Dump Situation

Yesterday, my mom called me because she had a bad feeling that something was not quite right with her first grandchild. I had the same feeling as well because I had actually communicated with my firstborn and he let me know he wasn’t exactly feeling good without really divulging anything!

When too many feelings get in the way and things don’t make much sense, it is time to get to the crux of the matter.

Today, I set off on a mission of sorts with Bambino. We went to see ASid so we could be enlightened. To be honest, the boy wanted to see some family and if I could only recruit one member of the family, that would be my brother and I did.

On the way there, we speculated on a couple of reasons as to why ASid was down in the dumps. Obviously, as his mother, I had some additional info and I was right. It was a matter of the heart! I was sad and relieved at once. I felt for my boy. Then I also felt that it was a good thing as he has a lot on his plate with first year of university and he is too young to get involved with someone!

ASid’s pain was real though. Apparently, he was depressed for 3 days. Today, he was much better. It was great that he could talk about his feelings with his mother and his uncle. Bambino made him some comfort food and also, went above and beyond to unclog the one and only toilet in the boy’s residence! It turned out that all the friends that dropped in to comfort a dumped ASid decided to also take a dump in his toilet.

I guess such a tremendous show of support is worth a clogged toilet for a couple of days!

The real moral of the story is for ASid to realize that there will be heartaches galore and many opportunities to bring out the plunger; however, those are simply hurdles in life he needs to get over! While he is picking up the pieces and cleaning up the messes, hopefully he also takes the time to appreciate the people who help him get over those hurdles.