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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 426053" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>Haven't read all the responses, just the first page (and as usual, Star said it quite well!).</p><p></p><p>I never had a "normal" life. My father was 41 when I was born, so much older than most of my friend's parents. Right from the get-go, we didn't "fit" in with many people. I learned to create my OWN life, not try to be what others thought I should be.</p><p>Same with my kids. I accept them for what they are, not what others think they should be. Neither are attending college - they may someday - but they are getting by for now. I always told them my goal was to have them be self sustaining members of society. Self sustaining can be a ditch digger for all I care. They are also expected to give back as much as they can. That doesn't mean money, especially when they don't have it. But it does mean sweat equity.</p><p>I guess I'm just made strange. I've never gotten jealous over what others have. I figure that they also have problems, we may just not see them. I've never been materialistic, which is why I've never moved higher in my position. I don't want to "do" what it takes to move higher - I have a life outside of work.</p><p></p><p>And sometimes, it's ok to get mad at whatever higher power you believe in. "God never gives you more than you can handle". Well, you know, sometimes I wish God or whomever didn't have quite so high of an opinion of me!! "It's for the better". No it's not, it ticks me off!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 426053, member: 439"] Haven't read all the responses, just the first page (and as usual, Star said it quite well!). I never had a "normal" life. My father was 41 when I was born, so much older than most of my friend's parents. Right from the get-go, we didn't "fit" in with many people. I learned to create my OWN life, not try to be what others thought I should be. Same with my kids. I accept them for what they are, not what others think they should be. Neither are attending college - they may someday - but they are getting by for now. I always told them my goal was to have them be self sustaining members of society. Self sustaining can be a ditch digger for all I care. They are also expected to give back as much as they can. That doesn't mean money, especially when they don't have it. But it does mean sweat equity. I guess I'm just made strange. I've never gotten jealous over what others have. I figure that they also have problems, we may just not see them. I've never been materialistic, which is why I've never moved higher in my position. I don't want to "do" what it takes to move higher - I have a life outside of work. And sometimes, it's ok to get mad at whatever higher power you believe in. "God never gives you more than you can handle". Well, you know, sometimes I wish God or whomever didn't have quite so high of an opinion of me!! "It's for the better". No it's not, it ticks me off!! [/QUOTE]
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