I have lost control

I hate you

 

I am still NOT Ok.

 

A student asked me a questions about my wife.

Today I said one of my passing things I say about my wife and how I treat her. 

A student raised his hand and asked me to tell them more about my wife. And I said, "you guys don't want to hear me describe my wife and talk about her....."

Of course, if you don't know kids, they are all about listening to anything we have to say about anything that has to do with our lives. So, I took this opportunity to give these kids a little life lesson. And here is what I said:

"My wife is one of the smartest people I can think of. She has a bachelor's degree and three master's degrees. I am telling ya, she is a teacher's teacher and she knows more than just about anyone if it has to do with early education. She is very intuitive with her kids and will know them inside out within a week of being their teacher. I always say that I had to learn how to be a teacher but my wife. . . . . well she was born a great teacher and getting the certificate was just a formality.  

She is the best person to see any problems with any decision I am about to make. Even though I make all the decisions in our marriage, I never ever make any major decision without running it by her because she gives such great advice and is the world's best devil's advocate. I depend on her to help me see all that could go bad and to let me know what to look out for. 

She is super creative and comes up with ideas that I could only dream of. Now I am the guy she depends on to make her ideas come to life but she really is the inspiration behind what I can do. It feels pretty good because she praises and talks me up to her friends and that really gives me a lot of confidence. I don't really know if she realizes how important that is to me but she does it and it is important.

She is a fearless adventurer. I am introverted and probably would never leave my house if it was not for her. But she is my safe place and I feel secure and comfortable around her. She has taken me to places that I would have never gone by myself. She is classic for just taking off for the day to just go anywhere that we have never gone before. And every single time, I think of how much I would have missed out on if she was not taking me with her. We have seen the Phantom at the Pantages Theater in Canada, We have been to Niagra falls. I have gone to Vagas twice and flown to the Bahamas with her.  Just this year, we took a cruise to Alaska . . . .I would have never been able to do those things myself but she gives me the courage to do those things and experience life more. 

She calms my mind and helps me to relax. My mind rages with thoughts all the time since I am a bit ADHD ( I am in denial). Seriously though, just holding her hand or sitting next to her or having a long hug is enough to relax my entire body right down to my very thoughts. They just seem to relax and go away so that I can be in the moment and enjoy her touch and embrace. Sometimes it is the only moment of the day I can shed that anxiety and that is extremely important to my health. "

Then I smiled and said," Finally, she is the prettiest girl in the world. I could have started with that but it seems like it would not really mean as much if I didn't tell you all that other stuff first. To me she is not just pretty. . . . she is Beautiful.  

You see? Probably not because I don't think I have even scratched the surface of just how much I have married up when my wife decided that I was worth marrying. Man did I luck out on that one!"