Oh, how I love my eccentric Rabbi. Not only is he a brilliant spiritual counselor and dynamic on the pulpit, but he also has the ability to quickly cut through the bullshit. As much as the truth often hurts, I love how he always tells it as it is. 

This afternoon (over his sugar-free ice blended mocha with two espresso shots on top) he wore the hat of my parenting guru. I love how he metamorphosizes into the exact role I need him to be at any given moment. Over the years, he has not only been my rabbi and my boss, he has also been my spiritual mentor, colleague, friend, teacher, interventionist, father, lawyer, travel agent, and fashion designer. Today, I was discussing my concerns about Shane, my four year old son, who seems to be growing more defiant and contrarian by the day. 

Rabbi cut me off  once he heard enough, “What do you expect? He has a mother who is neurotic and controlling!”  Wow. Neurotic and controlling? Really? Being called one of those things is bad enough, but together at once is almost too much to bear. 

I quickly came to my own defense, “I’m really not that controlling anymore! I have gotten so much better!!!” This is the truth. I don’t spend my free time organizing toy baskets and obsessively trying to banish my cat tummy through aggressive cardio. My house is actually a fucking pigsty (by my standards) and I don’t even care. Anyone who knows me can attest that the fact that I have stopped trying to control the clutter in my house is nothing short of a miracle. My borderline OCD used to compel me to wander around my home cleaning spots off the walls while my children were napping.

Now during my down-time, I obsessively write out all my thoughts. Then I compulsively edit my ramblings (I can’t disappoint my 22 fans.) I also enjoy scheduling and cancelling consultations with trendy plastic surgeons for the tummy tuck I keep threatening to get.

Neurotic… maybe. But certainly not controlling!

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