Someone told me that they thought about the way they used to be and how they changed over the years. That when they were younger, they used to have fun and laugh and just enjoy life. I sat and listened, thinking to myself, Yes, I remember being like that. I also remember all the antics and laughter I used to have as a kid. I remember how the fun changed as I grew older from dressing up dolls, to getting dressed up myself. Going out with friends, meeting new people. Hanging out at the beach at Robert Moses during the day and then heading over to OBIs to dance the night away. Yes, I remember having that kind of fun. But as the saying goes, youth is wasted on the young, and we grow up, get married, have kids, etc. Some face responsiblity head on, others hide for as long as they can. I was the head on type. Taking care of family and home came first. I came second. It didnt mean I no longer enjoyed having fun. It meant other things came first, and having fun while your child is dealing with the chicken pox just doesnt cut it. So we look to other things like entertaining friends, finding people we share things in common with, doing those everyday things with our spouse, but finding the humor in it. But life goes on and again things change. Those things once enjoyed by both, becomes one of many on the wish list of one. We learn to stop asking if attending a fair or a show is something the other would like to do, because we remember the meaning of well see how it goes from back in our youth. As the thought of extended travel becomes whittled down to weekends away, then a Sunday drive, then a trip to Home Depot, alone, we keep a stiff upper lip and ask ourselves when spending time together became so hard? And we think of those things wed love to do, like entertain, throw holiday parties, fill up the backyard with friends and family. We think about holding hands as we go thru the stores picking out things together, and sharing the excitement of creating our home. We think about the fairs, the shows the movies, the drives to nowhere or somewhere and wonder when gas was worth more than that? We think about the day we stopped asking about doing those things because it seemed selfish to ask, or to want. But I remember someone telling me how they are going to make a change, find some fun friends to hang out with and start enjoying life. I hope they do.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:20:38 +0000
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