Life is what happens between waves.
In the current situation, all of us are grappling with COVID-19 waves. We had the first wave & then the second wave & now God knows how many more waves to come.
People are timing between waves to get married, visit loved ones, celebrate events, or even go for a little vacation. Every wave brings in new restrictions and pushes life into a new normal – an ever-changing normal.
In our house, with these Coronavirus waves, we are dealing with another set of waves, The Hormonal imbalance waves!
My elder son is on the verge of becoming a young adult;
My younger son is turning into a Teen;
My husband is caught up in midlife crises;
And I am amidst menopause.
Let me explain the intensity of our waves.
My elder son will become a young adult soon. His thoughts and attitude have already changed. He talks of shopping on Metaverse, investing in bitcoins, buying NFT & life with quantum computers & AI. Practically after every sentence, he says, I have to ask – “meaning?”
My younger son will become a Teen soon. He is turning more arrogant, less attentive & too loud. The other day, when I pointed out his behavioural changes, he said “Welcome to the world of TEENS.” I was shocked. I asked him, who defines teens as badly behaved human beings. He said, “that’s your perspective, we are perfectly normal.” I was worried & I asked him his source of information & he said, “web series!”
My husband is stuck in a rat race. I guess midlife crises strike at this stage. Achievements in career & comfort in life are two goals in his life. In order to accomplish his goals he reads. Every night, before going to bed, he reads a page or two from his books like ‘The power of your subconscious mind’, ‘Atomic Habits’ etc. Surprisingly more than once I have heard him mumbling in his dreams about his goals. I was not sure such books work, but now I know. I am sure his subconscious mind is following an atomic habit!
These days I am going through a phase where I have giant mood swings and emotional roller coasters. At times I happily cook lavish meals, and at other times I wonder why people have to eat so many meals a day! There are times I just stare at my laundry, silently, trying to cast a spell on it, wishing it will fold itself up & fly to the cupboards. I guess it’s the Mary Poppins effect.
Fortunately, we all are aware of these waves in our lives. We have come to believe, that we cannot stop the waves, but we can definitely surf on them together.
