As some of you know, and the rest can read a little further down the page, Linda, the GamerMom, twisted her knee real bad while at the world famous Rollero roller rink (of Cudahy, WI) while falling on her daughter. Basically Maggie and her skates became locked and Linda fell in a way that hurt her, but left Maggie unscathed. Maggie’s looking forward to skating again, so that’s all good, and Linda is getting used to being a patient. This is a very big deal.<\/p>\n
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I may have modeled GamerDad after Superman but it’s my wife who is the superhuman one. She deals with stress by doing chores, she loves her work and being the Director of an important study, she loves caring for people, and her main hobby is cooking. (Yeah, AND I get free videogames.)\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The good news is that she basically dislocated her kneecap and stretched a minor ligament. So we’re looking at a couple weeks rather than the 8 or so required for surgery. But the really good news is that this has forced the kids into doing their chores and me into picking up all the slack. My wife is a caregiver so our dynamic changed a bit with my heart attack surgery recovery. She held the family together, I got better. Now the shoe is on the other foot – sorta – and I’m in charge. Also Linda was heading toward a stress breakdown eventually. It’s been some year. This knee problem is bad but it’s forcing her to take it easy, rest, and I think the result will be a more effective Linda at work.<\/p>\n
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PS: It’s also helped shake my depression. Oh and I learned that Horror and gore can provide catharsis to personal pain but you know what is even more devastating than the most brutal trap in Saw? United 93. I skipped it because I didn’t want to know more about 9\/11. \u00a0I watched it last night and I cried the entire time. Where’s my desensitization? Huh? I’ve watched fake murder and torture for months now but it had no impact. United 93 devastated me.
\nYou know why? \u00a0Because United 93 was real. Those endless goodbyes via cell phones to loved ones were real. Some of them were direct quotes. Now that’s a real horror movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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