and got my beloved stepchildren to suddenly, inexplicably cut me off.
I can relate. I came into the life of my oldest daughter when she was 2 years old. I've been the only father she's ever known. I've loved her as my own. She has washed her hands of me, after being 'schooled' and encouraged to do so by her mother. It breaks my heart daily. I often think of her being little, and how much time just she and I spent together...it kills me that things are the way they are.
I've got cats. I never did like them. Then I got one for the kids after their mother left, and I liked it...a lot. So since then, we've gotten another one. They are valued members of the family. They provide a 'calming' effect to the household.
How are you doing G?
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.
