Tag: parents
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Parental Visitation
My dad and mom stopped in for a visit. My dad isn’t doing very well with a lot of medical issues. He’s not in pain which is good. And he’s still got a lot of fight in him. I love them both but every visit I worry this will be the last time I see…
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Confident People
Who is the most confident person you know? My parents have always seemed like they are on top of things but maybe that is more competent than confident. I know quite a few people in that category actually. I think it is a better indication of a healthy human being than confidence. My family and…
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Favorite Types Of People
Who are your favorite people to be around? I don’t like naming names on this blog. I want to be famous but most of my family and friends do not. My wife is one of my favorite people. My parents are amazing. I have a few close friends that come and visit me. In general…
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Feeling Loved
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved? Through big and small things I know my parents love me. My grandparents loved me too when they were alive. The rest of my family is also loving and I have a few truly good friends. So… it’s difficult to pick just one time…
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Influences
Who are the biggest influences in your life? First of all I am an “influencer.” I am the biggest influence in my life as far as people go. After that, in descending order, are my wife, my parents, the brethren of the local LDS ward, my coworkers at Walgreens, and my Facebook family. Some of…
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Naming Names
Who are your current most favorite people? I usually try to keep people’s names off my blog to protect the identities of the innocent, but this question makes that difficult. My wife Stephanie is my favorite person. After that comes my best friend Jim who hangs out with me at home and helps with the…
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Stress and Homeless Men
More people have visited today than usual. My parents are stressful, I love them dearly and it’s good stress, but stressful nonetheless. They brought food so one of my two sons came for lunch. Now I have my regular homeless friend at the table and another homeless man he just met. Gods help me. Oh…
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My Parents
Hi Mom. My parents were pretty liberal with me when I was growing up. As a general rule they would let me make my own bad decisions and live with the consequences of them. There was a Mormon family that lived next door to us for a while. I wasn’t allowed to play with their…