Stick Together

This will be the final blog that I will post. I was raised with pencil and paper and putting things on a computer is difficult for me to accept. In the past writing came very easy to me. My words was directed at a single individual and was not discussed in the presence of anyone that it did not directly effect. With that said here is my final story.

Geese flying in a “V” formation was a story taught by a Dad to his eight children. It was told that the bird up front flapping its’ wings creates an uplift for the bird immediately behind. In doing so they travel up to 75% further in distance. When a Goose gets out of formation it feels the drag of going it alone and quickly gets back in line. As the bird in front gets tired it falls to the back and is replaced in front, until the flight/journey is complete.

Most importantly, when one gets hurt or sick for any number of reasons and fall out of formation, two other geese get out of line with that goose and follows it down to earth to help and protect. They stay with that goose until it is able to fly or it dies. Then the two or three will launch off on their own in order to rejoin the group. In short, ALWAYS STAND TOGETHER AND LIFE WILL BE MUCH EASIER!!!!

The Help

A friend and his ex spoke of having problems with their 15 year old son. It appeared that the mom was getting a bunch grief. The child would not listen to her and on many occasion he would talk back with some harsh comments. The dad did not get any of this behavior when the son came to his home on short weekend visits. The two agreed to have the son spend a couple of months with the dad. In the beginning things was great and the two got along. After a couple of weeks things started to slowly change and the dad noticed that the son was not good at listening. When he asked the son to do something he would often have to repeat the directions much later. Trying to give his son the benefit of doubt he asked the ex could it be something on the mental side. She quickly shot down that excuse and said, just give him more time. After a month things really begin to come unglued between the two of them. So the father sat the son down and they talked about the lack of effort on the son’s behalf. The following day the father after cooking asked the son to wash the dishes. 3 hours later the father found the son asleep and the dishes unwashed. He woke the son up and repeated his request for the dishes to be washed. The son quickly replied “Man I’m not your Butler”. The dad shared a physical moment with his son. Needless to say the mom, dad and son have a very good relationship and the communications are always respectful.

Walking away

There has been moments in life that has given him or her the answer to a question of which he or she has long since given up finding a solution. But one of the hardest things to accept is the answer most often is not the response people really expected or wanted. More times than not the information comes from a person or a situation that was totally unexpected.

While hanging out with a few buddies one topic of conversation was about WALKING AWAY. Most of the responses can be directly related to how a person is raised. A person in an aggressive environment will see WALKING AWAY as a sign of weakness. Someone passive will see it as hard to do, but an acceptable fact of life. An assertive person will measure all the options and take the appropriate amount action.

But when the topic changed to WALKING AWAY from a good woman the room became silent. All agreed that the choice was unbelievably easy. But at the same time it was one of the dumbest decisions they ever made. The one time when WALKING AWAY should not be on the mind it’s so easy. The male ego can sometimes be destructive for anyone around. Keep praying for us!!