Misery loves company

Ryne's mom asked how our time without Alex was when I saw her yesterday. I told her it was a great break, but him coming home and all of us adjusting back to normal life was terrible. She instantly had a sympathetic face and said, "Oh yeah...we call that 'The Decontamination Period.'"

Even when you know what is happening is perfectly normal and happens to tons of parents all the time, it is really comforting to have someone immediately commiserate about the horrible-ness of that perfectly normal situation.