Quote(s) of the Day

Wow, but I find it amazing how quickly some folks have responded to my last posting. And all with words of encouragement. I love you guys!

Please, rest assured that I am not feeling guilty over doing what I have to do to provide for my child, and raise him up to be the best he can be. He really is a wonderful little boy, my pride and joy. He is smart, funny, quick, well spoken, and loves a good round of rough-housing. As I stated to a friend on the phone last night... I just thought it might be time to show the other side of the looking glass. So many of the posts are about the cute things he does and says. And the compliments I receive from others who interact with him in public settings are wonderful. But since I really did want to put my view of things out here, and how that view is affected by Matthew, I thought it would be interesting to share some of the "darker" side in the whole parenting gig.

Now, what really made me laugh was a couple of the quotes that showed up today on my customized Google home page. Timing is such a funny thing sometimes. It really did hit my funny-bone, if you will, to see these quotes, in this order, on this day. It follows up on the thoughts of yesterday as if it were meant to be. Please, allow me to share. (Okay, you really have no choice in the matter of my sharing... other than to stop reading now.)

Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own. - Doug Larson (Check out this site - because there is not a definitive answer to WHO this guy really is.)

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience. - Stanislaw J. Lec, Polish writer (1909 - 1966)

And this last one was not found with the other quotes on my Google home page, but which fits the situation, and wraps things up very nicely, from one of my favorite authors, Douglas Adams, British writer (1952 - 2001): I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.

Today will be a shorter day at the work place, so this afternoon/evening I should get some good time in with Matthew. I feel a round of rough-housing coming on...