First - Riddle: What do you find in the middle of nowhere? Answer - the letter 'h'
An observation: you've had quite the remarkable life and one that seems quite blessed.
I can relate but I would caution you to be careful of well-meaning friends and family that re-remember your past for you. While it may be true that you two didn't bring out the best in each other, I think it's a bit more important to understand if that's true or not from your perspective. I'd say you had all kinds of great things come out. Things that were important to you such as your kids and your faith. I do of course, wonder if you may have had an imbalanced relationship. I'm pretty sure I did, but then again that's looking back and I don't know that I can trust the lens.
As the old saying goes, you need to forgive yourself first. Do you see why I would say that, Wet? I'm quite sure you will if not already.
The other thing to remember - when you know better, do better. After listening after all these years, I don't ever recall thinking that you did less than your best in any aspect of your life, Wet. Based on your goals and beliefs, you're one of those people that walks the walk and talks the talk. Genuine.
If I may suggest, I think this is an area you may want to explore a bit more. I'll say that your W is far more friendly than mine and her H but that there are many other similarities in our stories. I suspect that in that difference (between the stories of our lives), you may find some of the areas that need additional thought and reflection. You may find some nuggets worth harvesting there
-AJM
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" MLK Put the glass down... "Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
