I can take that punch!

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MK Good for you! Put a checkmark in the “YES, I did that column”, and do it again if you like. I normally don’t read this board over the weekend, but I tried to find this thread last night to check in and see how it went.

But i guess i'll have to let these things go if i want a better future with her.

Yes, we all have to let the past remain in the past, but we learn from them. Regret has a way of teaching us, but we cannot afford to let it paralyze us to inaction.

When we were kids we all wanted do over’s. They never really were do over’s. They could not be. Professor Peabody and his WABAC is a work of fiction, but life has a way of presenting opportunities for do agains, and do betters. That is something to aspire to.

Recently in an email my son described a moment when I managed to teach him a valuable life lesson he is still using today. We were camping at a family reunion and I was trying to teach him how to tie a taut line hitch. He learned to tie the knot, but the lesson came from how we interacted together and with other campers while doing so.

You will have those opportunities. While teaching her the most mundane things she’ll take more from your demeanor and attitude than the technical knowledge you’re attempting to impart.