Life’s Curveballs

Children and mothers never truly part -
Bound in the beating of each other’s heart.
~ Charlotte Gray

I’ve giving this quote a lot of thought since I saw it some time ago.  It is especially poignant due to some turmoil within my family.  I will not go into detail here but if you’ve read some of my other posts throughout this site you can probably get a good feel for the problem.

Mothers for the majority of us have always held a special place in our hearts, I know that mine did.  And from reading some notes sent to my grandmother from my father it seems it was true for him also.

My father was in the Army National Guard before World War II and then called to active duty.  He wrote his mother often sending post cards from various places from where he was training.  Even during the war he sent her Western Union telegrams wishing her happy birthday.  It seems that all of my grandmother’s sons did much the same no matter where they were.  Looking at old photographs the picture doesn’t look much different.  There were many family gatherings at home and mother was always with them.  My grandmother died shortly before I was born in November of 1953. She had just turned 56 and no doubt her passing was very difficult for them.

My mother was also very important in my life and we were very close.  Nothing would have ever gotten between us for it was something that I would never let happen, and I looked at her as a friend and confidant.  She was very special to me and her passing in May of 1977, 2 days after her 56^th birthday was the most difficult time I’ve ever experienced in my life.  It has been 31 years but I think of her often and pray to her for guidance.  I know that she is always watching me and I feel her presence in my life.

Children and mothers never truly part – Bound in the beating of each other’s heart.

I miss you Mom!

Larry

We now know where Obama’s focus is and it’s not with the economy or his country.  His sole focus is himself and getting elected.  He talks about McCain not being able to do two things at once; well, he needs to look at himself.  It’s all about Obama and to hell with everything and everyone else even his country.  He hasn’t done his main job as a Senator since starting his campaign to be President so why go back now even when his country needs him most.  If he is elected, where will his focus be then?  Can we trust him to look out for us or will his focus still be on himself?

I know where McCain’s focus will be and that’s why he has my vote.  Think about it. This is a wake up call.

Larry

You can tell how desperate the Democrats are by their attacks on John McCain and Sarah Palin.  I’m kind of sick of it my self but it is good for the Republicans.  The more they get hammered the more the regular folks can see how lopsided and unfair the bias is toward the Republicans.

For me, I’m getting to the point where I can’t watch anything on TV anymore especially the news (if you can call it that).  I’ve almost stopped watching late night TV altogether.   I’ll never watch Letterman ever again and now Leno isn’t much better.  Last night Leno told well over 10 jokes about McCain’s age and hammered Palin.  I counted 1 joke on Obama but nothing as hard hitting as the Republican jokes.  I’m just sick of it.  There needs to be some balance and there isn’t any.

Did you see The View attacking McCain and the stuff that Chevy Chase and Matt Damon said about Palin?  These actors need to go back to their holes and stay out of it.  I had liked some of these people as actors at one time but I think that my money will be better spent on something else in the future if you know what I mean.    You know what they say, “Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”

Its one thing to have a disagreement with someone on the issues, it’s totally something else to be down right mean.  The bias is over the top.  Even if it is hard to take, I hope the Democrats keep hammering to insure a big Republican victory this November.

Larry

“There is not so much comfort in the having of children
as there is sorrow in parting with them”
~ Thomas Fuller

There comes a time in your life that you just have to say enough.  I’m not going to deal with this any longer.  I’m not going to try to make it all better.  Even thought it hurts to break up, the pain is just too great to stay together.  Some things, no matter how hard we try, just cannot be fixed.  It’s a sad truth and it is a hard decision but the decision finally has to be made.  The decisions of life are hard and at no time has anyone ever said they would be easy.

I, like many others, have been dealing with a family issue for many years now and I can no longer beat myself up over it. There comes a time that you just have to realize that life isn’t a fairytale and sometimes there isn’t a happy ending.  I finally came to grips with this today.  I’m going to walk apart and cut the ties that have long ago worn thin.

I pray that God will somehow understand my decision and forgive me.

Larry