Ab-so-nu-ta-lee, as my mother would say Absolutely. Her fortune teller, also a Buddhist told her H would be home by the time it was cold. And I don't know if that means literally home or back in the marriage. So far, that seems to be on track despite my often having the feeling that he could really use a quick swift hard kick to some part of his body.
Before, the biggest prediction.....same fortune teller....I was in between jobs as a news reporter. My contract ended, I didn't want to resign. I was jobless, sending out resume tapes like a mad woman. I went to Tampa to visit some friends. I had sent a tape to another city in Florida. While visiting, I went to interview for a job in that city. Didn't have super high interest in it, but interviewing is always good practice. So I went. The fortune teller tells my mother to tell me: Say no to the first job offer which was a bureau job....he said I would not be happy in that particular bureau. But he said the man interviewing me would call me in less than five days with another offer. Fortune teller said YOU HAVE TO TAKE THAT JOB YOU HAVE TO BE NEAR THIS NEW BOSS....HE'S THE KEY TO ALL YOUR HAPPINESS. My mother tells me this. I smile say OK Mommy! I get there. He offers me the bureau job. I turn it down. Not because of the fortune teller's advice but because I didn't want it and I wasn't desperate yet. Three days later, boss calls me, job in that city with a great news beat. I take it. I get here September 19. I start work a few days later. Tropical Storm Isadore is coming to the coast nearby. Boss tells the morning weather guy "Hey, I hate to ask you this but would you mind pulling another shift to do live shots for the early evening shows from the coast?" Morning weather guy says "Sure, I'll do it." Boss says "Ok, I'll make it up to you. You can drive there with the new reporter. I know you're going to like her." So my boss introduces me to my future husband and went out of his way to have us meet otherwise, it might have been quite a long while since we worked very different shifts. I told my mother after meeting my future boss "No way is this guy part of my future happiness. He's married with two kids and seems very happy about all of it." My mother told me to just take the next job when he called. So I did, and wa-lah! Then there's been other smaller things....but another biggie....my child would be a boy. I was positive it was a girl, but he was right again. He also said there would be something unusual about his appearance.....maybe he grows out if, maybe not. Our S has red hair. Neither of us do and not sure where he got it exactly but he looks just like H, so there are no questions!!
I don't know if it's real, the fortune teller, or if he's just been very very lucky in my life and predictions. It could also be the power of suggestion.....not sure, but I will admit, I do take him seriously.
