Diving back into the ocean

[Underdog]

Merrick,

I'm sure it would be a real waste of money to buy perfectly good 2x4s and destroy them to smithereens. How about you come out and help me finish my basement with them instead? It's sort of high on my priority list where the house is concerned... and I promise to keep you supplied with Guinness?

I have to admit, I choked on my coffee when I read this:

One of things that draws me back to the board (apart from my desire to be fired) is a willingness to help others and let them know we CAN be okay--not perfect, but okay.

It was that middle clause in parentheses that got me giggling.

You're right. No matter what happens, we will be okay. And no matter what happens, my girls have 2 parents that love them unconditionally.

I figure that at the end of this road, I'll have given D10 enough stuff to work this out for herself. Nobody said life was easy... or fair. I wish I could have a magic wand to wave this away for her, but that would be along the lines of a fairy tale. And I don't live a fairy tale life, nor will I ever.

To quote my friend, Shrek, "Like that's gonna happen."

H2H and TJ, I'm glad you feel I belong here posting. It's something I really had not wanted to do, so knowing that you guys feel I need to do this and it helps others makes it more worthwhile.

And please don't underestimate the power of your gifts, Merrick. You have given me more to chew on than you will ever know. Perhaps it's your path to Christianity that has me humbled? I struggle with my Catholicism--not my faith in God--and I constantly weigh my conscience against what my faith teaches me. Since I'm somewhat of a cerebral thinker, I struggle with the differences.

But that's a story for us to share after mass again, and next time I get to buy you breakfast. We'll just hope I don't get a free show before mass... cuz next time, I'm gonna drag you into the alley to bear witness to the stuff I see during my daily life.

Let's pimp you for a change? I think you sell yourself short, my friend. You've got a killer sense of humor with an intelligence I've never encountered before. But they are balanced well with a big heart and a level of caring you feel toward others. I think your actions speak loudly, friend. And the rest of us ladies appreciate those qualities in a man.

I don't want to pick splinters out of your eye, so you're going to have to devise a cleaner method of whacking...

Betsey