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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 634776" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>I have a friend I reconnected with after about 30 years of losing contact. She never had kids and has led and leads what I consider to be a very full life. The wrinkles in her face are in all the right places, if you know what I mean. We get together every year or so for some hiking and catching up, and for some reason hiking brings out honest conversation. The last time we met, I confessed to her that if I could go back in time, I would not take the same path. I would have lived my life more like she has. I told her that honestly, weighing it all, I wish I had not even had children. She was really quiet for awhile, and I was walking along thinking, "Wow, she could at least SAY something, I've never told that to ANYONE." Then she kind of burst into tears and was struggling to pull herself together and said, "I have never known what it's like to love someone to the depths of my soul, to love someone so much that I would be willing to give my LIFE for them, without even thinking." I told her that where difficult child is concerned, it has definitely been more of a curse than a blessing, and she said, "I know. I know it has. But I will never feel anything that deeply, and I really regret that." It blew me away, that she saw my pain and saw something good in it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 634776, member: 17720"] I have a friend I reconnected with after about 30 years of losing contact. She never had kids and has led and leads what I consider to be a very full life. The wrinkles in her face are in all the right places, if you know what I mean. We get together every year or so for some hiking and catching up, and for some reason hiking brings out honest conversation. The last time we met, I confessed to her that if I could go back in time, I would not take the same path. I would have lived my life more like she has. I told her that honestly, weighing it all, I wish I had not even had children. She was really quiet for awhile, and I was walking along thinking, "Wow, she could at least SAY something, I've never told that to ANYONE." Then she kind of burst into tears and was struggling to pull herself together and said, "I have never known what it's like to love someone to the depths of my soul, to love someone so much that I would be willing to give my LIFE for them, without even thinking." I told her that where difficult child is concerned, it has definitely been more of a curse than a blessing, and she said, "I know. I know it has. But I will never feel anything that deeply, and I really regret that." It blew me away, that she saw my pain and saw something good in it. [/QUOTE]
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