Merry Christmas
Well, it's that time of year again for my annual blog posting. A lot has changed since my last entry. The company that I worked for has been sold to the Germans. Insider information tells me that they purchased the company just for the patents. They plan to run it into the ground after about 12 months the ship everything over seas.
I've since moved on. I now have a wonderful job with a company that's not going anywhere anytime soon. I work two doors down from the CEO who discovers something new about me that he likes every week.
Changing the subject, I have a question to the one or two of you who will find this blog. Here's the story. I have full custody of my now 11yr old daughter. Her biological mother lost full custody mainly because she cannot accept her day to day responsibilities. As I was waiting to receive my little one from her mother, I got a call letting me know that she will be running late, as usual. This time it was legitimate. They were stuck on the interstate with a flat tire. Knowing that it would take several more hours till I would be able have my little one safe in my arms, I decided to take a drive to pick her up myself from the site of the tire failure.
As I approached the crippled vehicle, I was struck with the question of whether or not I should change the tire for her or not do anything and allow her current husband to have the honors. It is in my nature to always help her, mainly because she is the mother of my child. The pause was due to the fact that her current husband has repeatedly failed to provide for her what you would think are the basic needs of a woman, much less a wife. Helping her out, or more like "them" out, would be the expectation. Whenever she is in trouble I'm always quick to respond, again because she is the mother of my child. Do the vows that I made many years ago expire upon divorce? Where is the line? What do I teach my daughter about vows, responsibility, the ever depreciating value of "my word"?
The question is, "What should I do?" Change the tire or not? Her husband was on his way. She was in no obvious danger other than being stranded on the interstate, which in itself is dangerous to some degree.
Is this any of my business? Would he be mad at my gesture and create more stress in the life of my little one? (He's always been jealous of me.) Would he be grateful that he didn't have to stop the current episode of The Simpsons to venture on a 30 minute trek to rescue his wife in despair? Remember, it is Christmas time and last year I gave the ex back two months worth of child support without expecting (nor receiving) a small note of thanks.
I will tell you my decision at the next posting......
God bless you all, remember this season the gift that we all received 2,000 years ago, and
Happy birthday, Ashely. Daddy loves you.
I've since moved on. I now have a wonderful job with a company that's not going anywhere anytime soon. I work two doors down from the CEO who discovers something new about me that he likes every week.
Changing the subject, I have a question to the one or two of you who will find this blog. Here's the story. I have full custody of my now 11yr old daughter. Her biological mother lost full custody mainly because she cannot accept her day to day responsibilities. As I was waiting to receive my little one from her mother, I got a call letting me know that she will be running late, as usual. This time it was legitimate. They were stuck on the interstate with a flat tire. Knowing that it would take several more hours till I would be able have my little one safe in my arms, I decided to take a drive to pick her up myself from the site of the tire failure.
As I approached the crippled vehicle, I was struck with the question of whether or not I should change the tire for her or not do anything and allow her current husband to have the honors. It is in my nature to always help her, mainly because she is the mother of my child. The pause was due to the fact that her current husband has repeatedly failed to provide for her what you would think are the basic needs of a woman, much less a wife. Helping her out, or more like "them" out, would be the expectation. Whenever she is in trouble I'm always quick to respond, again because she is the mother of my child. Do the vows that I made many years ago expire upon divorce? Where is the line? What do I teach my daughter about vows, responsibility, the ever depreciating value of "my word"?
The question is, "What should I do?" Change the tire or not? Her husband was on his way. She was in no obvious danger other than being stranded on the interstate, which in itself is dangerous to some degree.
Is this any of my business? Would he be mad at my gesture and create more stress in the life of my little one? (He's always been jealous of me.) Would he be grateful that he didn't have to stop the current episode of The Simpsons to venture on a 30 minute trek to rescue his wife in despair? Remember, it is Christmas time and last year I gave the ex back two months worth of child support without expecting (nor receiving) a small note of thanks.
I will tell you my decision at the next posting......
God bless you all, remember this season the gift that we all received 2,000 years ago, and
Happy birthday, Ashely. Daddy loves you.
posted by mothy at 4:12 PM
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