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Mar. 14th, 2006 07:24 amI have a friend whose son is going through severe depression, severe enough that hospitalization is a possibility soon. Spent ten minutes last night reminding mutual friends that just being there, supportive and nonjudgemental, is all we can do, and a lot at that. Need to remind myself of that a few times today...I absolutely hate being helpless like this. Added to the worry are too-vivid memories of some of my own fight with depression (never that bad, but bad enough), and I supppose those are only so accessible to my tired brain because of the grey and cold weather just now.
Sigh.
In the middle of all these March storms outside (rain, hail, and snow) there is a pair of doves huddled in a just-completed nest just outside where I'm sitting. Hopeful sign, I suppose. Purim is over, and we've eaten all the hamantaschen (holiday cookies, for those who don't know), and my little one has decided that a story like Esther's with all it's empowerment of girls is pretty darn cool. :) We have a head rabbi here who dressed as Spongebob to do the children's Purim service this year. No, really!
Sigh.
In the middle of all these March storms outside (rain, hail, and snow) there is a pair of doves huddled in a just-completed nest just outside where I'm sitting. Hopeful sign, I suppose. Purim is over, and we've eaten all the hamantaschen (holiday cookies, for those who don't know), and my little one has decided that a story like Esther's with all it's empowerment of girls is pretty darn cool. :) We have a head rabbi here who dressed as Spongebob to do the children's Purim service this year. No, really!
