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Justine Froelker Emotional well-being lesson

Chad’s the Best

Dammit, Chad. IYKYK.

This weekend at the cabin, Chad wanted to show me some of our land and said the trails had been cleared. Now, when Chad says “clear,” he means Chad’s definition of clear—not Justine’s. My famous last words? “If I find 20 ticks, this little adventure was worth it. If I find 21, it wasn’t.”

Less than ten minutes later, we discovered we were all crawling with hundreds of seed ticks—dogs included.

To say we’ve been in tick hell for the last couple of days is an understatement.

So this morning, when I left for my weekly shift at Wild Bird Rehabilitation, I wore my Dammit Chad t-shirt. Because, obviously, this is all his fault (and actually everything is, IYKYK ?).

But wait—the story gets better.

We have a fledgling robin at Wild Bird Rehab that is bald. Like, totally not even one tuft of feather on his head bald. It’s a genetic thing. So, of course, I named him Chad.

Except, just like in real life, Chad got the last word. Because as I was weighing those robins, they all pooped everywhere. And the Chad robin? Well, he pooped right on my Dammit, Chad t-shirt.

Dammit Chad!

Blaming won’t get us anywhere, even if it is hilarious.

I hope you have a Chad in your life, because he’s the best.

Author:

Justine is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 25 years of experience in traditional mental health and personal and professional development. Justine has been certified in the work of Dr. Brené Brown for ten years. Justine is the author of eleven books, including five Amazon bestsellers covering subjects such as infertility, faith, and grief. She has been honored to do two TEDx Talks, The Permission of the And and The Donut Effect. She travels nationally and presents virtually to global audiences delivering keynotes, workshops, retreats, and trainings on topics such as leadership, courage, resilience, mental health, preventing and coping with burnout, and courageous and curious conversation, especially in creating cultures of belonging and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Justine lives in St. Louis with her husband Chad, their three dogs, and for four months of the year hundreds of monarch and swallowtail butterflies.

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