Actually, that’s fairly close to his wife’s part of the three-way conversation we had last week. It was more of, “We always knew there would come a time when we would want you closer so we could keep an eye on you.” That, of course, could have a couple of meanings, but coming from her, it was a nice thought. So I’ll take it.
And yes, I need people I can count on. I always have. But they have mostly consisted of me.
When there’s a couple of ways to take it, you might as well pick the nicer one.
I’ve been known to suggest that my tombstone could read, “I didn’t mean that like it sounded.”