Nellie is playing a game on the iPad, and DJ is sitting next to her talking nonstop. Nellie just told him, "DJ. I am feeling overwhelmed by the iPad right now. It is driving me crazy. I just need to think about this for a minute." DJ responded, "Okay, me too!"
I heard my own voice in Nellie's, but it said something like this: Children. I am feeling overwhelmed by [fill in the blank--writing this paper/making this dinner/calming this crying baby/fixing this broken thing/figuring out where this toddler can go potty/choosing the right grocery item/paying this bill] right now. And you are all talking to me at the same time. It is driving me crazy. I just need to think about this for a minute.
And that's how it goes.
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