I am glad the abuse stopped with you. I hope you’ve had a good and full life since then.
Yup. It's had its ups and downs, but I wouldn't trade it. There are thousands of scholars who've labored their entire lives to discover but one of the several discoveries I've been privileged to find. In fact, I don't quite know what to do with it all. There are millions of parents who would be thrilled to have but one of my daughters, but I have two such girls. Most of the whole world would feel privileged to live where I do, yet our land is the purest native plant restoration in the region and perhaps on the continent.
So yes, I've been blessed and challenged. A loving wife, a good dog, a couple of hot chainsaws and a 4X4 dump truck. What more could a man want?