{"id":2433,"date":"2012-04-22T22:52:21","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T05:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.streamdoubletrouble.com\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2012-04-23T10:54:37","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T17:54:37","slug":"catch-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/catch-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Catch-22"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Guess what I was doing two years ago today. No cheating.<\/a> Wow. You totally just cheated.<\/p>\n

But yes. We are going right back down this rabbit hole. And fair warning \u2013 we likely have many years ahead of us doing the exact same thing. So prepare to tuck and roll folks, it\u2019s gonna be a bumpy ride.<\/p>\n

Two years ago today I wandered the halls of a hospital looking for the Labor and Delivery unit. (Which, by the by, they hide on the top floor \u2013 that makes no sense.) They hooked me up to machines. And we waited. And then I was admitted. It didn\u2019t look good.<\/p>\n

I still vividly remember Dr. Meyer shaking his head at me. \u201cNot viable.\u201d He was not a doctor who gave me warm fuzzies.<\/p>\n

It was April 22. I was 22 weeks pregnant.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not superstitious. I don\u2019t believe spooks and spirits are out to get me. (Although the cafetorium<\/span> theatre at my high school was TOTALLY haunted; I\u2019ll tell you about Agnes another day. And as a friend so sweetly stated, \u201cThere is normal paranoia, and then there’s you.\u201d My paranoia is perfectly normal, thankyouverymuch.) But I digress. So, in short: Paranoid \u2013 yes. Superstitious \u2013 no.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.\u201d (Catch-22)<\/em><\/p>\n

However, apparently the number 22 has a sinister way of rearing its ugly head with my family.<\/p>\n

I learned about this familial Friday 13 the day G.G. died<\/a>. January 22.<\/p>\n

Twenty years to the day prior, January 22, Aunt Margaret passed away. Weird. But two decades \u2013 that\u2019s just an odd coincidence.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, February 22. Baby C<\/a> became the muppets guardian angel. The two friends that knew that day sent flowers.<\/p>\n

March 22 is GrandpaStavo\u2019s birthday. Even though he\u2019s old, we\u2019re going to count this 22 as a positive. Also, Grandma Nancy was 22 when she had Jon. So clearly it\u2019s not a completely ominous number.<\/p>\n

And in fact, May 22 is the date of my grandparents trust. Because it\u2019s like they knew someone would point out super sucky 22 trivia and they wanted to send a sign from above noting, \u201cDon\u2019t panic; we got your back.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it was two years ago today. Already. We look back on that, as the twins are just about to turn two.<\/p>\n

\u201cInsanity is contagious.\u201d (Catch-22)<\/em><\/p>\n

Twenty-two. 22. Just in case I\u2019ll be in my bunker with my tinfoil hat. At least I got held in cell 5 those two years ago. That\u2019s my lucky<\/span> number. This is what I was thinking when I climbed into the helicopter tonight for a two hour flyover of the Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n

What weird symbols or legends do you find popping up in your family lore?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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