Parallel Thinking: Mother-in-Training

All it took was a phone call from my marathon companion, Linda, to tell me she was too tired to do hill-repeats, for me to say, "No problem. I didn't really want to do them either." And as I hung up the phone, I realized there was a parallel to "my stressay" problem. I must do hill-repeats. Hill-repeats are necessary in my marathon training program. I need those hill-repeats to perform in the marathon. Just like that 1500 word essay for Mothering Heights. I must complete that assignment, because it is the smaller writing assignments that train me for writing my New York Times Bestseller. I am in training as a runner and a writer and while I am at it, as mother, because truly, motherhood requires constant training. By George, I think I've got it! The answer to "my stressay." What I will write! I have the answer to "What I know now that I wish I had known before becoming a parent." Oh, the parallels. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!