<p>^^^ This is what I fear will happen to my husband - a health crisis due to his poor eating habit. </p>
<p>Neverknow, so kind of you to share your journey. I hope your journey continues to be self-building and that you experience some comfort and happiness!</p>
<p>Missypie, LOL - or maybe we can put the two H’s together!!!</p>
<p>I became a single parent 16 years ago. I had a rough marriage and i didn’t think I would ever wish to be married again. I have been seeing a lovely woman friend the last ten years. I went to Tiffany last week and bought a ring. Now I just have to muster up enough courage to ask her to grow old along with me.</p>
<p>Padad - Wow! That is so wonderful. I wish you a wonderful life growing old along side your lovely lady.</p>
<p>Oh my gosh, padad, good luck! The folks who are out there dating at my age are to be admired. It would be hard for me to ever join the dating pool without a few cosmetic procedures.</p>
<p>Missypie - I hear ya! But I do love my husband to pieces - still - after 26 years.</p>
<p>Well, she said yes and added that she didn’t think I would ever ask. So, i am truly going to embark on a new life and perhaps the best is yet to be.</p>
<p>Congratulations padad!</p>
<p>neverknow, thank you for posting, and good luck. It’s never too late to accept who you really are, and do something about it.</p>
<p>Many congrats, padad!</p>
<p>PADad- much happiness as you start anew!</p>
<p>I do not need any motivation. After certain age, I decided to do only what I enjoy doing, we live only once, today exists only ones, if you did not enjoy today, you will have unhappy day, it cannot be erased. If you do not enjoy a week, month …etc., you will have very unhappy life. I did not enjoy my body after child birth, I lost 50 pounds, no sweat, no motivation just to start enjoying my life again without being tired and sweaty and hot all the time. If you do not like where you live, move, do not like you job, quit, do not like your proffession, go to school, learn new one, feel “empty house”, get another kid, learn brand new activity that you think you might enjoy, learn new sport. Done them all (in extreme way, not moderately, drastic changes very late in my life too) with very happy results.</p>
<p>PAdad, just saw your fabulous news! May you and your fiancee have a lifetime of happiness and growth together.</p>
<p>padad, My best congratulations to you and your lucky fiancee! I wish you both years of happiness.</p>
<p>neverknow, Thank you for your very moving and inspiring post.</p>
<p>Thanks for the many well wishes. I remember many of you fondly from another long thread that seems so long ago.</p>
<p>I had a really bad day today, and it is time to make a positive change in my life now. I really appreciate this thread. I plan to read and re-read it to motivate me to do what is necessary to move on in my professional life. Thank you to all who have shared.</p>
<p>PA dad, I appreciated your great understanding on some long ago thread as to how hard it is to be a single parent at times. So glad to hear of your life taking a new and happy direction. Congratulations!</p>
<p>kelsmom, Hope your day is better today. I once gave up my tenured professorship to take a job at a small company with no job security other than a belief on my own skill. That turned out to be the best move I made in my career although I have moved back to academe ten years ago.</p>
<p>kelsmom,
I love your attitude, it is all worth it, yes do whatever needs to be done to be happy! I have done very drastic and extremely risky changes in my life with awesome results. Best wishes.</p>
<p>padad, Congratulations! I remember your encouraging, supportive posts in that long-ago thread. I wish much happiness to you and your bride-to-be.</p>
<p>padad, congratulations also! I am so glad you found someone to grow old with. It’s a wonderful thing!</p>
<p>kelsmom, so sorry to hear of your bump in the road. It’s so hard out there right now.</p>