C'mon guys,OldCurlyWolf wrote:I see you didn't give any credence to my first sentence. I am not belittling your hardships. Those were/are real.The Annoyed Man wrote: Yeah, I guess you're right. I'm a whiner. I wish I were more of a big man.
Dude, this doesn't have a dang thing to do with my upbringing. I was raised by a decorated WIA hero of Iwo Jima, and a woman who survived the Nazi occupation and ate cats and rats to stay alive. You moved to to 4 different states and and 16 schools by the 7th grade. I moved TWICE to different continents with different languages and different schools by the 5th grade. If you don't think I learned something from that, then I can't help you, but I surely don't use those facts to diminish the lives of other people. I'm not sure what part of what I wrote failed to resonate with you when I said "Life is hard. Life goes on. God is good." I'm not complaining. Life is hard. Life does go on. God is good. But I don't consider myself to be better than anyone - or less than anyone - simply because I give credit to God's goodness. You seriously need to think a little less of yourself. You're far from being the only one who has gotten through the University of Hard Knocks, and your response to my post is a perfect example of what SeamusTX was trying to communicate in his opening post.
Good grief.
I did not try to call you a whiner nor any other thing in a similar vein. I was simply stating that to some a move to another state is not a big deal. To others, and I have met a few, a move to a different town 20 miles away is a major upheaval in their lives. I am an example of those who think a move is not a problem.
Apparently I am still learning my communication skills.
Mrs. Oldgringo and I have lived in ten states and twelve towns/cities over my checkered career and our 25 year marriage. Now, we're stuck here in the Pineywoods because we can't afford to move anywhere else...and, that's okay.
It really is time for a
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