I regret being strong headed and unwilling to give.
I regret smoking.
I regret that time in Cancun.
I regret not being honest with myself.
I regret letting worry take the place of happiness.
I will not every regret kissing the foster girl down the street at the tender age of 9.
I will not ever regret having a girlfriend in high school instead of a boyfriend.
I will not ever regret those next 8 years.
I will not ever regret that relationship ending.
I will not ever regret jumping right in to my next relationship.
I will not ever regret moving to the South side.
I will not ever regret the 6 years it took to conceive my sweetest little girl Sydney.
I will not ever regret what we gave up, sold, and borrowed to give her brothers.
I will not ever regret being able to keep up to the Jones's.
I will not ever regret living month to month.
I will not ever regret rocking my kids to sleep every night.
I will not ever regret going to them (all night sometimes) when they cry.
I will not ever regret letting them sleep with their mommies when they are sad or scared.
I will not ever regret not brushing my teeth, taking a shower, or even changing my underwear (yes I went there) for 3 days because I'm too busy with sick kids.
I will not ever regret the no adult conversation that I sometimes lack day to day.
I will not ever regret not finishing nursing school to raise my kids.
I will not ever regret staying home full time and giving up the outside world
I don't care if we don't have a trailer, 4 wheelers, a boat, nice cars, the latest electronics, the nicest and biggest house, expensive preschool, or new cloths.
If my house burned down and J lost her job tomorrow. I would still have my family and friends....and for that I'm thankful.
I'm so thankful for my kids.
I'm so thankful for my warm house, running clean water.
I'm so thankful that J has a job that makes her happy.
I'm so thankful that I am able to stay home and play with my wonderful kids.
I'm so thankful for good friends and good times.
I'm so thankful for a supportive and loving family.
I'm so thankful for a wife who supports me and our family, who loves me even with the same underwear on. :)
I'm so thankful to have the confidence in a strong relationship, full of trust and equality.
Now it just sounds like I'm bragging so I will stop.
My wife said that if I can come up with the money (and not out of our savings or checking account:)...damn she always thinks of everything) to do FET then I can try to have another baby. I will be selling Merr's no bake cookies to fund my baby journey.
It should only take me approximately 5 years :) about the time I will be physically and emotionally ready for a baby !! ha ha
If you managed to read all the way to the end of this post, I now leave you with pictures of my talented little artist Sydney painting....and her brothers playing downstairs in the playroom.
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Yes that is a Homo Depot bib that Syd is wearing. :)
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Elyse, Cindy and kids are 1/2 siblings to our kids. Go check out their blog,
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