Wednesday, June 4, 2008

we all have a story

For the last several weeks I have been sharing rides in a car pool. We are thinking of raising it up a notch by getting a van from the local transit authority. Since we have 30-40 minutes together twice a day we talk about all kinds of things. When I hopped into the car on Monday and was asked how my weekend was, I had to say not good, which then prompted me to explain myself. After I finished complaining, one of the women in the car said "every family has a story". It turns out that she had a rough time with one of her sons when he was 14-20 years old. The owners of the house we fixed up this weekend had a really hard time with one of their boys also. At least we are not even close to being alone in the battle for our kids sensibility over impulse. The key question for me is if everyone has a story, then maybe that is why blogging is so common as you get to share your story with who ever wants to listen. Every problem can feel like a notch is taken out of your heart, but knowing you are not alone somehow helps.

On a side note, after a long stressful weekend, my wife and I watched one of our favorite movies of all time as it was on TV. I don't understand why Hollywood does not make more movies like Second Hand Lions. This is a movie that tells a story, is not stupid, rude, violent or crude. Just a great movie to relax and enjoy after a hard weekend. Now I see the value of taking a day off as I did not get one this past weekend and I have felt tired so far this week at work. So that is why people rest on the Sabbath day.

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