Writing a book?
I don’t know about you, but I’m so sick of the Brett Favre soap opera. What a drama “queen”! When I retire, that’s it…done! He makes himself look like an ass that no one can trust. How is he going to move on and get respect if he “FLIPFLOPS” like this. Man, let someone else play! Maybe he could be a politician? By the way…I’m a Vikings fan…win OR lose!
I am glad to see more news about 4 ten-hour work days. This is something that a few of us have been bringing up for years at work, but management is not keeping an open mind. Even my weekly newspaper had an article about it!
So…at work I was thinking about writing a book. I heard that if you’re going to write, write about things you know. WOW! I feel like I know so much!
But I think I would like to write books for teenagers and what they go through. I did things I shouldn’t have, but I believe it made me a better parent. I really settled down, almost too much, after having my second son. I knew I wanted to be a parent that was going to be honest, loving, there for them, but I wasn’t going to be their ‘buddy’. I was going to be the parent and I was going to be the one in control. I was a spoiled brat when I was little!!! I have 6 older brothers & sisters and there are 13 yrs between me and the next youngest. I was an OOPS! But they all loved me and spoiled me.
My late husband was like me. The youngest and many yrs in between. So we had many fights of “Who’s Getting Their Way This Time?!” He usually won.
Getting back to parenting. My boys knew that if something came up or an incident happened, I was going to say something.
I remember a couple sex talks w/ the oldest (D) and now I repeat (remind) it to the younger (J) one. When the oldest was going through the puberty thing, I asked my husband if he had the sex talk w/ him. He said, “Yes. I told him to keep his pecker in his pants.”
D turned 16 yrs old seven months after his dad died. So I walked into his room and said, “This is going to be just as uncomfortable for you as it is for me, but…(I then handed him a box of condoms)…someday you’re going to need these and you better know how to use them.” And I walked out of his room.
He could still be a virgin. He has had a couple female friends and gone out on dates, but I’ve told him there’s no hurry. Having a girl can be a pain. If you don’t spend time w/ her she could get all emotional and start playing mind games, etc. I was pretty good at that when I was young.
I also mentioned that he should get his own life figured out and be able to take care of himself before taking on someone else’s life.
I could also write about pregnancy problems, being married to an alcoholic/drug addict, abuse (to me) of several kinds, death, widowhood, money, outdoors, motorcycles, friends moving and how it feels to lose touch w/ them, blah blah blah.
Time for my walk and more thinking to do. I do that too much…thinking that is.
Thank God for all you have and realize that is How It Is.
Myrtle
