I Miss My Children
Eighteen months ago I moved from my home in Miami to Central Illinois. It may not seem too far but 19 hours in and old saturn is not an easy task. I have four children. They are now 23, 21, 15 and 10. They are now and always will be the most important thing in my life.
My oldest is going into the Navy next week. He has had a hard time choosing the right path. He is a good kid, jst has had a little trouble finding his way. He is getting married before he goes in. Just a quick ceremony and he is off. I think this will be good for him.
My second is also a boy. He is 21 and is married and has a son the will be one in June. He is the nicest person I have ever met. He never looses his temper, will always help. When he was younger, he was always my helper and would get mad if I picked up heavy things or did things that he could do. He is working and going to school to be an engineer. His wife is his high school sweet heart and they are very cute together. She is goinf to school to be a teacher.
Next is my daughter. She is fifteen. Need I say more. She is into Anime, her computer, music. She plays Tuba in Marching Band. Last summer we went to Italy with the orchestra. She is the prettiest thing I have ever seen and she knows it, She has me wrapped around her finger. She also looks like me, so I have something to tease her about. I tell her "Look at this face... some day it will be yours."
And then there is my youngest son. He is so sweet and caring it kills me. He calls me every morning before school. After school we talk and do homework over the phone. At bedtime he calls to say goodnight. He does this every day.
So, I am telling a little about each of my children to let you see how special each one is to me. I am the product of a divorce. Not by my choice, but still divorced. I never thought it would happen to me, but here I am 19 hours away from my kids. Life has a funny way of turning out.
Some of you might say... "Why don't you get a job back home near the kids?" Well, I have looked and the job market is not very good these days. These are pretty scarry times. So I must stay put.
FYI... Don't put your wife through law school. She may become a family lawyer and meet someone else. If that happens, you are so screwed...
