psychics are way more fun than therapy.

First off, let me state that I believe in psychics. I do. If you think they are complete hogwash, then bully for you, keep it to yourself.  I have had several psychic readings done in the past five years and I have been blown away each and every time by the insight into my life that the psychics had without me saying a word to tip them off.  So, when my friend Cecily (and I consider her a friend because there are very few people I would carry a Red Bull across the Canadian border for besides her) offered me a psychic reading I was all "hell yes bring it!". 

It was a phone reading, which I have never done before.  There were a bunch of psychics to choose from, and I chose "Maxine" because she sounded like someone I would split a bottle of wine with, and also she was the first one who was available.  What I love about talking to a psychic is that you get to ask them questions about the future and you get to sit back and do what you want with the information, take it or leave it.  You can do this at therapy but there is actual work involved in that (probing questions from your therapist, unpacking of emotional baggage that you have left sitting on the conveyor belt of life circling around and around, letting it pass you by again and again).  Psychics aren't going to push you to ask the tough questions either, which keeps it on the fun meter.

In my psychic reading I asked Maxine about Max, my career, family and a bunch of other stuff that is none of your business.  She told me that Max will continue to change in small degrees and that he is currently going through a big healing transformation internally.  She told me not to worry so much about him and that he has a peaceful, meditative state inside him and he is happy.  Amazingly enough, she also told me that I will help other families dealing with what I am dealing with and help raise awareness.  She saw a bunch of positive things happening for me career wise in the next two months that would be "most profitable" and told me that I have a lot on my plate and "good utensils to eat with" (which is such a terrific analogy I think I'm going to steal it). 

Now I have my psychic fix for the year and I'm going to cross my fingers that she is right about all the good stuff heading my way.  Also, I think she just saved me a bunch of money on therapy bills.  Have you ever gone to a psychic?  Do tell!

Look Into My Crystal Ball.

I went and saw a psychic on my lunch today. That's right - while you were eating a subpar big mac and slurping on a diet coke, I delved into my future with the marvelous Suzanne. While I'm not completely comfortable divulging everything she told me (because some of it is about other people), I will share a few gold nuggets with you. I was completely blown away by Suzanne's reading. The things I mention here are really just scratching the surface of what she told me. As usual, she told me more about the people in my life than she did about me. I think this is because I am more focused on others than myself. I was hoping to get more specific information about me, but no such luck.

Me:
Apparently I'm going to have one more baby. A boy. Note to self…encourage Scott to go get that vasectomy. Big things are coming for me career wise. I am my family's rock, their stability. This will remain true for the next 2 - 3 years.

Max:
Max is incredibly smart - a genius, and is only able to express 15% of what is going on in his brain, which is extremely frustrating for him. While he has a diagnosis of Autism now, this will not be true in the future. He will get to a point where he will tell people that he was considered Autistic as a child, and they will not believe him. He is going to have dark hair when he grows up. He is going to be an engineer or an architect, and will be brilliant at transferring his thoughts onto paper in the form of designs. The issues with his gross motor skills will resolve themselves.

Cameron:
Cameron is developmentally normal, and will work really hard at school and is very smart. She will be good at going with the flow when it comes to Max. She has some issues with eating and not swallowing her food, but it isn't a big problem, so don't worry about it.

Scott:
Scott is more stressed out about Max's future than I am. Scott has stomach problems due to his stress. Scott is going to travel in June, and something big is coming for him that will cause positive change (big change!) by June 2010. Somehow the east coast and the ocean will come into play.

Have you ever been to a psychic? Do you think they are complete hogwash? Do you want Suzanne's phone number??