Hyperbole

Most of you know already my son is only three years old...

A week ago, my son "moved out" of our bedroom into his own room. He has been sleeping in our bedroom since he was born, though he has been in his own bed since he was nineteen months. It's been a week now, and he has not "bounced back" at all. Not even once. He comes to visit in the morning to cuddle (I understand some kids do this until they're teenagers, so this isn't unusual), but that's it. He was truly ready, it was the right time, there was no need for him to bounce back. Be that as it may, I can't help but be amazed and proud of him – he's growing up to be such a great kid!

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This one has been sitting in the hopper for awhile... time to finish it:

I know who I am, I make choices based on my values, and I make no apologies for the choices I've made.

At least, those were (paraphrased) the parting words from a friend of mine as I was preparing to leave my company's post-holiday party. I was preparing to leave because I needed to get home to help prepare for my son's birthday party the following day. That was the sort of choice he was referring to – I have chosen to put my family first, to leave a clean life, and to uphold my personal integrity.
(He went on to assert how much he respected me for these things, and also for my abilities as a Software Engineer, which I discovered the other day are a bit rusty.)

The hard part of all of this is that there are often undesirable by-products of the decisions we make, and that it is incumbent upon us to accept those things. For example, as a result of choosing to buy a house (and therefore, moving further away from work to a more affordable neighborhood) I now spend more time on the roads than I ever have before. This is a trade-off – one I am learning to accept. But I'd make the same decision over again if faced with it. I put my family's needs first.

This entry doesn't feel done, but I'm going to post it anyway.

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