I dare you to read this and not (at least want to) cry: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/04/25/the-longest-night/
It's about one man's realization that his financial outlook had to change for his dreams to come true, including the life he wants for his son. Over the weekend, N and I got into a discussion about parenting. We both grew up being told we could do whatever we wanted with our lives and a friend recently told me that she felt like she was lying to her son when she said that. I quickly tried to assure her that such statements don't need to be literally true; that they build a foundation of self-esteem and self-sufficiency that is crucial to anyone's ability to actually achieve their dreams. I discovered that N feels very strongly about sending this message to our child(ren), so much that it nearly brought him to tears just talking about it. I really believe that having a child brings your emotions to the surface and men are much more susceptible to emotions and hormones than they let on.
That wasn't the main reason for this post, but it seems like a good place to stop and reflect. I am a lucky woman and I don't want to forget that.
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