kaisen said just about what I would say.
I'll be 42 at the end of April and I'm ok with my life and the choices I have made.
While the most recent months have been quite challenging, they will become the days we talk about down the road. Just like other major events in my life.
I've been in a heavy metal band, saw and met lots of different people, both good and bad. Been married and divorced once.
If there were one decision I could re-do without giving up my family, it would be to join the service or go to college. I graduated HS and was playing in the band with hopes to make drumming my life. That didn't happen.
I have days that I am pissed off at the world and usually something will happen that makes me realise that I really do have it pretty good. I have a job, a great wife, 2 kids that love me no matter what, our cars are paid for and there is a freakin' 911 in the garage. I have no reason to be bitter.
We have had several toddlers killed by fire in the area the past couple of weeks. One was in a car accident that his Mom tried to get him out of the car but could not get the car seat out and he perished. He looked alot like my son.
I cried when I heard the news report.
Last weekend 2 young children were killed in a house fire, again the parents tried in vain to get to them.
These types of stories wake my dumba$$ up and remind of what I have.
I think there is saying that goes, be thankful for what you have, not for what you don't or something like that.