only backgroundI'm a wife, mother and grandmother. I'm opinionated. I contradict myself frequently. Most of all, I love my kids. I believe in them. I fight for them. They're weird and wonderful. If you want to know more, here's a bunch of other stuff from my old site.
Well, maybe it will be final. You never know with me.
Did you ever stop and think about a family member and realize that if the person were not related, you would not choose them to be in your life? Yeah, me too. Thinking about my sister Monette made me realize that she’s one of those people that I love knowing. I’m glad she’s in my life.
Others, not so much. I used to think that maybe it had to do with hormones. I mean, I never did find any kind of real PMS relief and now that I don’t need it, I’ve come to realize that maybe my frustration with certain people had nothing to do with my own hormonal fluctuations and everything to do with the fact that the other person was just arrogant, insulting and downright mean.
Which brings me to aging and freedom. As I age, I feel so much more comfortable keeping those kinds of people mostly out of my life. Other than the obligatory family functions and forced exchange of pleasantries, it’s becoming easier and easier to not care. I’m a passionate person by nature and I do feel most emotions intensely. It’s a truly liberating feeling to save those emotions for people who really matter, people who appreciate my generosity, intelligence and caring.
Now, where was this post going? Oh, yes. Thoughts on aging. I like this growing older thing. I get to replace toxic people with well-chosen friends. Twenty years ago, I didn’t have the self confidence to remove toxic people from my life and replace them with good, supportive friends. In fact, I really didn’t even know that there were women who would care enough about me to help boost my ego when it was slipping. I didn’t know that there were women who would disagree with me without being condescending. This internet sure is a wonderful thing.
To my online friends who never let me down and who have enriched my life more than i could ever say in a blog post (and you know who you are), I thank you.
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