{"id":2661,"date":"2009-08-30T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-30T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2009-08-30T08:28:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-30T15:28:00","slug":"old-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=2661","title":{"rendered":"Old struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I woke up sad again today.  At first, I was pretty dismayed but I think I figured out part of what is going on while I was folding\/sorting Sissy&#8217;s clothes.  (Sidenote&#8230;as much as I hate chores, they are great as mindless activities while I can think.)<\/p>\n<p>So, while yesterday was a great day &#8211; I still came away sad.  And, that was pretty confusing to me.  <\/p>\n<p>But then I realized that every time I was asked how many children I had or their ages, I was struggling.  I was struggling whether or not to include Joshua.   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