The road less travelled…

well I to mostly think that my life is no big deal. I have thought so for years. However, I am reminded by teachers at my girl's school that she is pretty awesome. I jokingly say "I don't know how that happened." But I mostly know that I've done some things right in her life and she makes me proud with most of the decisions she makes. Being that she's almost 17, there are so many paths she could have taken, but she has chosen what she has chosen. I'm not saying I have the perfect teenager, but she's pretty cool and I'd like to think that I had something to do with that.

You do good things every day! Don't you make your son's lunch? don't you talk to him and make sure his day will or was okay. Don't you make dinner too? You are too busy doing these things to see that they a great things. Do you know how many children don't have loving fathers? To answer your question, I'm nice to everyone. I don't judge Most people , exceptions? If you are wearing Yankee or Dallas Cowboys, or Avalanche apparel, I assume you have no taste in sport teams. But I'll be nice to you anyway.

bounce nobody is mediocre each person is unique and one of a kind, do not be so hard on yourself. I say p lease, and thank you to people,I smile, I hold a door open for someone less able than myself, I make room on the elevator for other, I just do the little things that my parents taught me came with good manners, and I try to love people, to be kind with people until they prove otherwise. I try very hard to be a good listener as I have often been accused of not listening, and i want to correct that in myself.I don't think I am doing anything really great but it makes me feel better if I make someone just smile. I am sure to your family you are very special. look within yourself, andknow you are one of a kind, a good kind.

Aw c'mon now bouncey baby (I hope you don't mind me calling you that all the time... it just kind of... stuck. hehe) I feel that anything that you do that takes time out of your schedule/life to help anyone else out is something that you should be proud of. No matter how little or big it seems to you, it is a selfless act. It is you giving yourself to someone else. Not everyone has, I don't know, the means to fly to Haiti and help the sick, or adopt children. Not everyone has the bank account to donate hundreds or thousands or in some cases millions of dollars to some big organization/charity. Life isn't about those big moments that happen few and far between... but the moments in between that lead you there. So... if you've ever dropped a quarter in a salvation army bucket, if you've ever held the door for a woman, man... well... for anyone. If you've ever changed your plans for the night to help a buddy in need or if you've ever worked the late shift so your co-worker could go to a child's school play or soccer game... then that's all you need to be proud of :)

Thanks bounce

This discussion made me think. Hard. :-) I guess I can say that I'm a good person because I'm a good daughter to my mom, good sister to my brother. I take them out to fancy restaurants every other payday and pay for some of the utility bills. I guess I'm also a good friend (to some) whom I support dearly with bar review materials. I'd like to think that my dad also considered me a good daughter when I gave him my first 13th month pay so that he can enjoy it in his own way.