MAN UP

[Mike85]

sleeper:

It struck me that as an obvious fan of Dune, you could cite the Bene Gesserit "Litany Against Fear" in DB posts:

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

Back on topic - kids came with me when I went to mow MIL&FIL's lawn. MIL is having hard time with W's MLC behaviors, FIL's Parkinson's disease, trying to sell their house, etc., so she calls me to help out. It's important for my sons to see that family relationships aren't severed b/c one individual has chosen to "opt out," how family obligations should be met in hard times, etc. I don't know if W is aware that her parents stop by to visit me every couple of weeks and that I've been doing yardwork for them, and I don't know how she would feel about it if she did know. The truth is, it doesn't matter. My in-laws and I are family. They need my help and support, so I give it. I need their love and support, and they give it. It's not about W. My obligations to my family extend to her parents, so I gladly honor them - they are truly wonderful people who I love very much.