It seems that I got a bit carried away with the music, I lost track of your orginal response.
The shoe analogy was fabulous. It conveyed completely where you have been spending time. I appreciate too the lightness you have about being the plate spinning aficionado. Please don't spend too many hours in your shoes and spinning plates. I worry that you have the tendancy to use work and fatherhood as a distraction from living the rest of life. Like GALing. You are allowed to have fun and be plain old delightful U.
It is nice to hear you talk with such confidence about your fathering and acknowledging just how present you have been for your children. There were times in the past when you have spoken with such doubt in your abilities. As you say U, your children just know!
I'm sorry to hear about your son. I don't know much about Lyme disease, but what I do know, I can appreciate you are worried. I understand minimising inflammation through the diet is really important with Lyme disease. I'm not sure how you convince an 18 year old male to watch what he eats. There would be no hope in he** that I would be able to convince my 18 year old nephew to lay off carbs and processed foods.
The way you are writing about your W I get the sense that you are feeling much more in control and less restrained. Your decision comments about the ring I feel like it was a natural decision and timing felt right. I'm glad of this for you.
I agree with your intention to box up your wife's belongings and put them aside. I support you too about separating yourself from your wife's relationship with the children. I sense that you are just taking a step back and will pick and choose which issues are worth intervening in on behalf of your children.
You sound so much more confident and relaxed U. It is so nice to hear.
I checked out Indiana on google, so many names familiar to me. Things I have seen on films, but I am sure it is nothing like actually experiencing it. What are the Indiana Dunes? So what is a warm autumn for you? I get the feeling it might be really cold for me.
So my music pick today.... I was feeling a bit melancholic this morning when I got up, so Portishead Only You. Not sure if you will know them. Deep moody, lamenting melodies. The lead singer Beth Gibbons, I had a girl crush on for years. Her voice is amazing.
Anyway hope to see your next music pick in the coming days!
