"I’d of worked less when the kids were little. I routinely worked 55 hrs a week and no we didn’t get overtime. I’ve had a very successful career but you can’t buy that time back with money. I was always trying to prove myself to my dad and took until mid 30’s to realize this was my life. I’ve always worked more than I should but when the kids were little I should have had different priorities.
Wish my dad had of said, “son, slow down and enjoy the ride”. I’ve told my kids only to push that hard for you. Don’t do it for anyone else and I’ll love them no matter what. So far they are all doing well but none are workaholics. Very grateful that stopped with me and I didn’t pass it down."
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Laurinda 3 year s ago
#19 Won't argue against that thought but, I'm 81, married @19 to a girl I knew 3 months. It lasted until her death, 33 years later. Met up with a girl I dated in high school in1956. We have been married 26 years now.
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Nerva 3 year s ago
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Laurinda 1 hour ago
#19 Won't argue against that thought but, I'm 81, married @19 to a girl I knew 3 months. It lasted until her death, 33 years later. Met up with a girl I dated in high school in1956. We have been married 26 years now.
#19 Won't argue against that thought but, I'm 81, married @19 to a girl I knew 3 months. It lasted until her death, 33 years later. Met up with a girl I dated in high school in1956. We have been married 26 years now.
Congratulations on such a long healthy marriage and Im sorry to hear about your wife. But one difference is that the older generation had a different lifestyle and different economy that could adapt to a married life at a early age. The time as come and gone.
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Sarah 3 year s ago
Talk to your GOD as if he is always right there next to you, and he will be.
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Molly 3 year s ago
Sarah,
I have no God, so this won't work for me
I have no God, so this won't work for me
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Olive 3 year s ago
Sarah, Religion is the single most ingenious invention made by man to control the ignorant masses. It simply gives license to suspend rational thinking.
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Melanie 3 year s ago
Don't waste your youth. Life is a finite resource and gets harder as you get older.
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Kingsley 3 year s ago
#7 when a close friend passed, his wife had the same sentiment. Now, when I have minor irritations I remind myself of her words and I let it go. Having to unball socks or pull laundry right side out all of the time is better than living without him.
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Griselda 3 year s ago
Be there for others. Physically be there. Any milestone....weddings, baptisms, band concerts, choir concerts, I don't care, just be there. Yeah, they're often a pain in the neck to attend, but to be surrounded by friends during important moments, is the best.
#19 Won't argue against that thought but, I'm 81, married @19 to a girl I knew 3 months. It lasted until her death, 33 years later. Met up with a girl I dated in high school in1956. We have been married 26 years now.
Congratulations on such a long healthy marriage and Im sorry to hear about your wife. But one difference is that the older generation had a different lifestyle and different economy that could adapt to a married life at a early age. The time as come and gone.
I have no God, so this won't work for me