I had such a great conversation with my Mother-in-law tonight. You know I have always loved and respected that lady. We had such a great relationship right up until Steve passed away. I could not understand, and was very hurt by the way she was treating me. I could have been a complete ass and just back fired at her, but I did not. I tried to understand where she was coming from. She was trying to blame someone for the loss of Steve, and I guess I was just handy. You know I always heard that there was no bigger loss than that of a child. I knew I was hurting like hell so I could only imagine what she was feeling. I tried to empathize. Steve would have been so disappointed in me if I would have lashed out at his Mom. I genuinely loved her, so I had no desire to hurt her any worse than she was already hurting. I knew how strong I was, and I knew I could handle it. Now after a little over a year since Steves passing his Mom and I are back on track. She has been nothing but in my corner and proud of me for all that I have been able to accomplish on my own. I am so glad that I chose to keep my mouth shut, and not say something back then that I could never take back. I guess what I am trying to say here is that before you say something you cannot take back, you may want to really stop and think about what you are getting ready to say. Be the bigger person, and just shut your mouth especially if it is directed at a person you really care about. Once you say it, you cannot take it back. You know if you say something that you later regret saying, you will relive that conversation for the rest of your life, and regret it daily.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:42:57 +0000
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