I'm trying real hard to be the Shepard.

[Mtnman]

Thanks T^2. I completely understand the analogy. I was able to act normal the rest of the day.

We went as a family to watch Oz. Everyone thought it was a great movie. W and I sat next to each other and shared snacks. We had good discussion through parts of the movie. At one point she asked why I married someone so stupid, in response to a couple of geography questions (dealing with Kansas). I chuckled and told her it was because she was wonderful in other ways.

rH and T^2, I thank you both for keeping me on the right path. It is my lack of patience and ego getting in the way. I'm more interested in being "right" today than working and looking to the future. It's made more difficult by all the do-gooders that I run into. They mean well, and in a lot of ways are correct, in their advice. It's a tough blow to the ego to have people come up to you and tell you to run W off, don't let her treat you that way, you don't deserve to be treated like that, go find something better, etc. All true, but I want my S's to have their parents together. That's goal #1. I guess that's the only goal.

T^2, funny story. So I take this lady to watch Pulp Fiction as a get to know you date. In my defense I had no idea what the movie was about. Long story short, I came out of the theater convinced it was the best movie ever made. She was completely horrified by the violence and language (understandable). Never saw or heard from her again. Looking back on it now, she had to think i was a complete psycho.