Just half an hour ago I saw "Call Chuck" on a tv commercial while I was talking to Josh. And we were talking about how long it had been since I had actually talked to him. I think it has been 15 months.
But a year ago it was Chuck & Larry, Good Luck Chuck, the tv show Chuck. The tv show with Kelsey Grammer had a Chuck in it.
Time to chuck Chuck, don'tchya think?
I never liked the name really. But my first son's middle name is Charles for Chuck.
Thanks Happy! I thought of you when I wrote "BE HAPPY!" LOL!
As the mom of Ryan I can only say that I lived through one heartbreaking disappointment after another. And I continue to do so. And I was young. And vulnerable. But I learned to tough up. And deal with it. And deal with the drs. And deal with the lawyers. And deal with the school board (my nemesis at the time). And how did I do it? I realized that someone else was in a worse situation. (at times I really had to look hard to find that someone). But I learned to count my blessings, however meager they were. Like that Ryan survived. Or that Ryan was walking again. Or that I had great parents and siblings helping me. Stuff like that.
To me - it is about the "Lemonade Theory". Anyone looking at my life as it is - "Healthy son gets severe brain damage during illness, Husband takes off with another woman, deserting his family" - yep - those are the lemons. But I don't feel sad. I feel happy. Ryan lived for a reason. Maybe so I could teach people how we can make a great life out of very little. And he has a great life. And Chuck left. And that sucked. But my life with him was difficult. My life without him is not.
I've always been a "the cup is half full" kinda girl. And I can make something out of nothing. I truly wish that more people could see the importance of being grateful for what God has given them. And make the most of it. Because truly, every day in our lives is a gift.
Thanks Happy! I thought of you when I wrote "BE HAPPY!" LOL!
As the mom of Ryan I can only say that I lived through one heartbreaking disappointment after another. And I continue to do so. And I was young. And vulnerable. But I learned to tough up. And deal with it. And deal with the drs. And deal with the lawyers. And deal with the school board (my nemesis at the time). And how did I do it? I realized that someone else was in a worse situation. (at times I really had to look hard to find that someone). But I learned to count my blessings, however meager they were. Like that Ryan survived. Or that Ryan was walking again. Or that I had great parents and siblings helping me. Stuff like that.
To me - it is about the "Lemonade Theory". Anyone looking at my life as it is - "Healthy son gets severe brain damage during illness, Husband takes off with another woman, deserting his family" - yep - those are the lemons. But I don't feel sad. I feel happy. Ryan lived for a reason. Maybe so I could teach people how we can make a great life out of very little. And he has a great life. And Chuck left. And that sucked. But my life with him was difficult. My life without him is not.
I've always been a "the cup is half full" kinda girl. And I can make something out of nothing. I truly wish that more people could see the importance of being grateful for what God has given them. And make the most of it. Because truly, every day in our lives is a gift.
My Ex was never content either..........I always had to remind him of what we had, he always thought about what we didn't have. Never satisfied....not even with the life HE created, so he ran and made a new one.
Talk about a disapointmente, that's all he is to me now! But like HT said, we can choose to be happy or not, it's just up to us.
The card does say some wonderful things, it's something to always keep in mind.
Barb, for some reason, I don't really think he read it, lol.
I'm not so sure he read it either. But perhaps he has learned something (ok, I'm stretching) and wanted to teach some values to his daughter. One could always hope.
Yes, like you, he is a disappointment to me. But I was young and foolish and SO in love - what did I know. I've learned a thing or 2 on this journey called LIFE.
