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Today, as I was quietly packing my lunch for work, my husband danced into the kitchen singing a made-up song consisting of only my name over and over. When he saw me, he blushed and said, "Oh, you're still here!" Sneaking a peak into the daily routine of someone who truly loves me makes me smile and MMT.

Today, I had a conversation with my grandfather about relationships. I told him I've always wondered how people stay attracted to their spouses for decades when their looks change so drastically. He smiled and replied, "Change? I still wake up next to the same beautiful woman I fell in love with 50 years ago." MMT

Today, on the one year anniversary of my boyfriend’s death, I decided it was time to clear his clothes out of our closet. In one of his coat pockets I found a diamond engagement ring and concert tickets to my favorite band dated the Saturday after he passed. MMT

Today, as my grandfather (a military doctor, war hero, and successful business owner) rested in his hospice bed, I asked him what his greatest life accomplishment was. He turned around, grabbed my grandmother’s hand, looked her in the eyes, and said, “Growing old with you.” MMT

Today, my grandpa told me, "It's been my experience that most people aren't truly happy until they have had many reasons to be sad. I think this is because it takes all of those tough times and hardships to teach us how to truly appreciate what we have." MMT

Today, my grandfather gazed over at my grandmother and said to me, “You know, we’ve been together so long, and I know her so well, that when I look at her, I don’t even see what’s on the outside anymore. I could be blind and see the woman I love.” MMT

Today, I was working in a coffee shop when 2 gay men walked in holding hands. As you might expect, heads started turning. Then a young girl at the table next to me asked her mom why 2 men were holding hands. Her mom replied, "Because they love each other." MMT

Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I’m working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said, “Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile.” MMT

Today, I asked my 6 year old son what he wants to be when he grows up. He said, "Mommy, all I want to be is happy." MMT

Today, I am on the varsity football team. They call me one of the popular kids. I have 1436 friends on Facebook. And I've never felt more alone in my life. MMT

Today, I realized that although it was the darkest period of my life, if I had not struggled through, and beaten, seven years of an eating disorder and severe depression, I would not be here now smiling so appreciatively at the sunset through my dorm room window. MMT

Today, he caught me staring at the bottle of percocet and jokingly asked, "What? Are ya gonna swallow them all?" He had no clue... MMT

Today, I received an envelope in the mail containing a dried flower pressed between 2 small pieces of cardboard with a post-it note that said, "You gave this to me 15 years ago. I have used it regularly as a reminder that kindness and love do exist in this crazy world. So today, on my wedding day, I just wanted to say, ‘Thank you.’” MMT

Today, my blind friend explained to me in vivid detail how beautiful his new girlfriend is. MMT

Today, my high school class voted me for ‘best smile’ in our senior yearbook. But what they don’t know is that before my father overdosed last year, he used to beat me and my mom almost every day. My home life was in completed shambles, and school was the only place I could smile. MMT

Today, after my mother harshly judged me for what she read in my private diary, for the first time in ten years I understood why my father left her. And for the first time ever, I gave my father a call, instead of it being the other way around. MMT

Today, on the day you passed away, I asked for a sign that you know how much I love you and that your spirit is ok wherever you are. As I was sewing tonight, I clipped 4 threads from a seam and they fell into the shape of your initials. MMT

Today, I dropped to my knees and nearly vomited when I read her suicide note and realized it blamed me. MMT

Today, a hospice nurse was caring for my mother, who doctors say only has 2-3 days to live. I asked her how she could possibly do such a difficult job. She simply said, "Some nurses help people live, others help them find their wings." MMT

Today, when I told him, “I can’t wait until I have more vacation time,” he said, “Instead of always waiting for your next vacation, you ought to create a life you don’t need to escape from.” MMT

Today, I just wish that when I said, "I'm okay," someone said, "No you're not." MMT

Today, she told me she sometimes pretends to be cold just so I’ll let her wear my jacket around at school. MMT

Today, he’s a Christian and I’m Jewish, and he’s shorter than me – which usually turns me off. But ever since I got to know him, I keep waking up at night because my heart beats too hard when I dream about kissing him. MMT

Today marks the ten year anniversary of the day when I slapped him and screamed at him remorselessly for not letting me in the bathroom after we ate breakfast. That moment also marks the positive turning point in my battle with Bulimia. I think he saved my life that day. MMT

Today, when I told my sister that he asked me out online, she thought it was lame. But I thought it worked out pretty well because that little victory dance I did in my bedroom would have been embarrassing if he had been there to see it. MMT

Today, I was so fed up with her, I didn’t take her threat seriously. But when I got home and found her lying on the kitchen floor, barely breathing, I realized I screwed up. MMT

Today, after 3 kids and 25 blissful years together, my youngest daughter reminded me that we were only seventeen when he asked me to marry him. MMT

Today, I returned home after traveling around the world for the last 4 months. And for the first time in 4 months, I felt completely lost. MMT

Today, I told my mother she wasn't allowed to leave me until I was ready to say goodbye, but she didn't listen to me. MMT

Today, we fell in love. Four years ago we met online while playing World of Warcraft. Three Years ago we became MySpace friends. Two years ago we became Facebook friends. Last year she moved from the UK to the US. Last night she sent me an email that read, “I’m in L.A. for work. Let’s meet up!” MMT

Today, when I came out to my dad, he stared at me with a blank expression for a prolonged moment, then up at the ceiling, then back at me, smiled, hugged me, and said, “Well, I guess we’ll have to modify the ‘No boys until you're 25” rule. MMT

Today, as I packed up all my things in preparation to move across the country for college, I took down the poster that covered the whole I punched in the wall four years ago on the night you died. MMT

Today, I really wish I could love him the way he loves me. MMT

Today, at the food court in the mall, a beautiful girl about my age came up to me and hugged me with tears in her eyes. Once she calmed down, I realized that I had pulled her out of a bathtub a month earlier, her wrists covered in slashes. I am an EMT, and her gesture of appreciation MMT.

Today, I asked him to describe what it means to be in love. He simply smiled at me and said nothing. So I asked again and he replied, “All that comes to mind is the way you snuggle against me while you sleep, and there are no words to accurately describe the way that makes me feel.” MMT

Today, someone anonymously slipped a note into my locker. It said, “Don’t let them get inside your head. You’re not boring, nerdy or stupid. You’re complex, creative and too intelligent for their small words. And for the record, you are infinitely more beautiful than you give yourself credit for.” MMT

Today, I sat in class with my head down for most of the period. My teacher asked me to stay behind. I thought I was in trouble for not paying attention. Instead he said, “If you ever need someone to talk to, you know where to find me.” I intend to take him up on his offer tomorrow. MMT

Today, at a neighborhood BBQ my neighbor’s son - a 25 year old Marine – dropped to the floor and started crying when one of the other guests lit off a round of firecrackers. MMT

Today, while I was upset, my grandfather put his hand on my shoulder and said, “Right now everything seems like a big secret that you just can’t figure out. But trust me, as the years roll on you’ll slowly understand more and more. And someday, you’ll understand almost everything that makes no sense at all right now.” MMT

Today, I stayed up all night reading MMT stories just to evade the heartache of waking up without her. MMT

Today, as I watched her cry, I realized being right wasn't worth it. MMT

Today, on my 18th birthday, my father – who’s a man’s man - was joking around with me and asked me when I was going to get myself a girlfriend. After an awkward moment of silence, I informed him that I was gay. He stared at me for a sec, smiled and said, “Oh… Well do you have a boyfriend? I’d love to meet him.” MMT

Today, my wife is self-conscious because she's a bit overweight after bearing our two children. But I still can't stop myself from tearing her clothes off. MMT

Today, as I leaned in to kiss my best friend since elementary school on the cheek, she turned her head towards me at the last second and our lips connected. My heart skipped a beat. MMT

Today, he sent me this text message: “You're perfect. Everything about you is mesmerizing. You have no imperfections because any of the traits that could be imperfect about you makes you who you are, which makes you that much more perfect in my eyes. Thanks for being you.” MMT

Today, I drove past a wedding just as they came out the church. Everyone looked so happy. At the opposite end of that same street, a large group of bikers were following a hearse. It took me 30 seconds to drive from one of the happiest moments in a person's life to the saddest. The cycle of life MMT.

Today, when I lifted my sleeve to cut, the sentence, “You are beautiful.” was written in blue ink on my arm over my scars. I fell asleep in the back of the auditorium during drama class at the end of the day. One of my classmates must have written it while I was asleep. It made me smile and I didn’t cut today. MMT

Today, my 10-year-old bone cancer patient, who was just downgraded to hospice care this morning, looked around his room, which is filled with stuffed animals, flowers and balloons, and said, “I hope when I get to heaven, God gives me all the balloons I lost when I was alive.” MMT

Today, I yelled at my 14 year old son when I caught him on the phone at 3AM. But then at 7AM I got a phone call from his friend’s mother who and said, “Thank you for raising a hero. My baby was considering suicide last night. I found the suicide note this morning and he confessed his intentions. But your son talked him out of it over the phone last night.” MMT

Today, I was surprised when I showed my mom my new tattoo that says “One Life” and she actually liked it. I was even more surprised when she called me this evening to tell me that at the age of 60 she was going to return to college to complete one of her dreams. Her inspiration? My tattoo. MMT

Today I told my little brother to be careful. "The higher you climb, the farther you will fall," I said. He smiled and replied, "No. The higher the fall, the higher the bounce." MMT

Today, as I read the diary entry I wrote five years ago, I wished I could go back in time and talk to the girl I used to be. MMT

Today, I found it a little awkward that a young boy kept on staring at me on the subway. Finally his mom realized what he was doing and asked him to stop. He said, “But she’s beautiful, mommy.” MMT

Today, for the first time in 15 years, I read the suicide note I wrote in my journal when I was only 15. MMT

Today, my teacher, Mr. Kaden, confiscated a note I was passing to my best friend. In it I mentioned how my father hits my mother and me. At the end of the class Mr. Kaden handed my note back to me as I was walking out of his classroom. On it he wrote down his phone number and a message that said, “If you need an adult to talk to, off the record, you can call me any time.” I think I might make that call tonight. MMT

Today, after I kissed my 5-year-old son on the cheek it looked like he wiped it off. So I asked him, “Why are you wiping off my kisses?” He giggled and replied, “I’m not! I’m rubbing them in so I can keep them all day long!” MMT

Today, as I was contemplating suicide, he randomly showed up at my door, gave me a big hug, and thanked me for saving his life. MMT

Today, after spending my younger years wishing to fall in love, I now wish someone could teach me how to fall out of love. MMT

Today, a man pulled up to the drive thru window and insisted on paying for the woman’s meal behind him. When I asked him why, he said, “I can see her in my review mirror and she’s crying. If I can put even the slightest smile on her face for a split second, I consider it money well spent.” MMT

Today, I was thinking about the last year of my life and the fact that almost exactly a year ago I decided to commit suicide. But a close friend happened to stop by randomly at that exact moment and unintentionally convinced me to give life another chance. I am now happier than I have ever been. MMT

Today, I saw an elderly woman riding a motorized wheelchair down the sidewalk near my condo in the pouring rain. I came outside and asked her if she needed an umbrella or a dry resting spot. She smiled and said, “I appreciate it, but the rain feels great against my skin. I’m out here on purpose.” MMT

Today, after taking an elderly man's groceries to his car, he handed me a couple singles and said, "If you don't use it all, give the rest to someone who needs it," and walked away. When I got back inside the store I found a fifty dollar bill wrapped in the singles. MMT

Today, one of my 11th grade students committed suicide. He always seemed so happy. I've spent the entire evening in bed, simply staring at the ceiling and wondering how I missed the signs. MMT

Today, her suicide note read, “All I ever wanted was to do more than merely exist. I wanted to live! But I never could figure out how. So don’t cry now. I’ve been dead for many years already.” MMT

Today, my son got back from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Tonight, he committed suicide. MMT

Today, at 3:40PM in my San Diego home, I put a gun to my head. Just as I pulled the trigger the ground began violently shaking from an earthquake. I lost my balance, the gun went off, but the bullet missed my body entirely. Tonight, I threw the gun in the ocean. MMT

Today, as I watched my 75 year old grandmother and grandfather being silly with each other and laughing in the kitchen, I felt like I got a short glimpse of what true love feels like. I hope I find it someday. MMT

Today, just before she closed her eyes, she kissed me and said, “For a moment I was scared because I thought the blood staining our clothes was not mine, but yours, and that I was holding you, not the other way around.” MMT

Today, when I lost my purse on a crowded school bus at 7AM, I did not expect the creepy goth-punk kid from my gym class who barely speaks a word show up in the lunch room and return it to me with all of my money and personal belongings intact. MMT

Today I am in London taking a semester of classes abroad. My twin brother is in the Marines serving his first tour of duty in Iraq. This evening we were both outside talking to each other on the phone. And just when I said, “You feel like a world away,” we both saw the same shooting star. MMT

Today, almost a year later, I can finally appreciate the numerous positive impacts you had on my life without drowning in the overwhelming grief of knowing I'll never see you again. MMT

Today, I won the $500 grand prize in my high school’s annual writing contest for a short story I wrote out of boredom while I was waiting in detention for skipping my sophomore English class. MMT

Today, I learned the hard way that she doesn’t want to be loved. MMT

Today, I asked an elderly man who I care for at the retirement home how he lost his right index finger. He said, “If cut it off myself when I was in my twenties after I accidently shot and killed my best friend while we were hunting.” MMT

Today, when I got home from dropping you off at the airport, I sat at our kitchen table and stared down at my wedding ring and then up at the photo of my dad hanging on our refrigerator, and then I cried. I just hope the war doesn’t take you away from me too. MMT

Today, my best friend and I love each other. But our culture prevents us from telling the world how happy we are together. MMT

Today, my brother who has been legally blind since he was born underwent a special surgery which partially restored his vision. And as he squinted at my mother for the first time with his new eyes, he said, “You’re just as beautiful as I have dreamed you were for the last 19 years.” MMT

Today, when she woke up from an eleven month coma, she kissed me and said, “Thank you for being here, and telling me those beautiful stories, and never giving up on me... And yes, I will marry you.” MMT

Today, as I walked through the halls alone in my black goth attire, I realized I finally have my peers convinced that I want to be an outsider. But the truth is, I’m lonely and I just don’t know how to fit in with everyone else. MMT

Today, after being anorexic for nearly 4 years, I went to the bookstore to look for a book on recovery. Instead all I saw were bookshelves stocked with hundreds of weight loss books, so I skipped dinner instead. MMT

Today, I realized that all my chronically-ill support-group friends seem to enjoy life more than my healthy friends. My healthy friends spend most of their time worrying about money and other petty things that faded into the background on the first day I realized I only had a few years to live. MMT

Today, as I helped my son pack for his first deployment to Afghanistan, I hid notes that say, “I love you!” in the pockets of all of his clothes. I just hope the notes motivate him to return home safely. MMT

Today, my five year old son watched me put makeup on my face and then asked me why I was putting it on. I told him it made me feel pretty. He smiled and said, “But mama, I think you look prettier without it.” MMT

Today, she passed away. Five years ago when doctors set a time limit on her life, she began to live more life every day than most people do in a decade. She traveled, started a successful charity for ill kids, and donated one of her healthy kidneys to a complete stranger who faced death without it. MMT

Today, after slowly recovering from anorexia over the last year, I ate breakfast for the first time in nearly 10 years. MMT

Today, a girl in my class came to school with the entire back of her head shaved, the front remaining intact. I pulled her aside and asked her why she did it. She told me she just wanted her father to notice her, to see her, just once. But her father just walked by her on his way out the door without saying a word. MMT

Today, when I frowned and said, "Shoulda. Coulda. Woulda," she smiled and replied, "Shall. Can. Will." MMT

Today, as I cried, I realized that the wounds you can't see are the hardest wounds to heal. MMT

Today, as I watched my oldest daughter graduate at the top of her class from Harvard Medical School, my wife reminded me that we had her when we were only seventeen. MMT

Today, it’s just the six of us. One was raped when she was fourteen. Three come from abusive households. Two were orphans. Like me, one spent almost two straight years in a psychiatric facility as a kid. But I wouldn’t trade a single one of them for all the perfect friends in the universe. MMT

Today, as he rested peacefully in his hospice bed, my grandfather turned to my grandmother, smiled from ear to ear and said, “Honey, growing old with you has been a privilege.” MMT

Today, when you asked me out, I said no. Not because I don't like you, but because it's easier than having my heart broken again someday. MMT

Today, for just a second, she forgot she was mad at me and grabbed my hand. And for just a second, I forgot to breathe. MMT

Today, when I tapped the side of my wheelchair and told my husband, “You’re the only reason I want to be free from this contraption,” he kissed me on my forehead and said, “Honey, I don’t even see that thing.” MMT

Today, she smiled and said, “Thank you for saving my life.” I chuckled and winked. She stopped smiling and said, “I’m serious! You listened when no one else would. I was on the verge of making a very horrible decision.” MMT

Today, with tears in my eyes, I told my father, “I don’t know who they want me to be!” He smiled, put his arm on my shoulder and said, “It’s not about being who they want you to be. It’s about being yourself and finding others who are okay with it.” MMT

Today, just as I was about to pull the trigger, my baby sister called me in a panic to tell me that she was involved in a bad car accident and needed my help. She saved my life and she doesn’t even know it. MMT

Today, I left her a voicemail I know she’ll never receive. But I just had to hear her voice one last time. MMT

Today, the den leader asked my son to put some water in a cup so we can cook with it. After my son retrieved the water, he was slowly inching his way back trying not to spill any of it out of the cup. The den leader then said, "Hustle up! As is true in all areas of our lives, it's perfectly ok to spill a little." MMT

Today, I asked my 6-year-old son, “What makes a person beautiful?” And he said, “When they smile.” MMT

Today, after 5 years of marriage, I finally had the courage to tell him where the scars came from. He smiled, showed me an old, faded scar on his wrist and said, "I know. I love you." MMT

Today, his daughter killed herself with the gun he bought to protect his family. MMT

Today, as I read through my childhood journal for the first time in 15 years, I got to the section in my life when I had seriously considered suicide as an option. And tears began rolling down my cheeks because I saw desperate ideas and words that I could barely even remember thinking. MMT

Today, I found myself thinking about how happy I was with my life right now. 3 years ago I was depressed, cutting myself, and considering suicide. MMT

Today, I’m the girl my friends go to for advice and a shoulder to lean on. Someday I hope one of them looks beyond my phony smile and asks me if I’m okay. MMT

Today, I saw my friend's facebook status say that he was going to kill himself. People, along with myself, commented immediately thinking he was joking since he was always cracking jokes. A couple hours later, his sister commented on his post stating that he passed away an hour after his post. MMT

Today, I told all of my friends that the cuts on my arm were from falling off my bike into a bush. They all sympathized with me. But I can't help but wonder how they would react if I told them the truth. MMT

Today, as he stormed out of the house, my 14-year-old son glared at me and screamed, “Well congratulations! Because of you, I will never be stupid enough to take even one sip… EVER!” MMT

Today, the captain of the football team called me a weirdo. But then the captain of the cheerleading squad said that’s why she likes me. MMT

Today, when I asked him why he preferred fiction to nonfiction, he said, “Because fiction makes sense.” MMT

Today, my friend told me she didn't mind being legally blind, with only 12% of her vision. She said, "After it rains there's usually a dew left on the grass. And because of the way my eyes refract the light, I see rainbows in the grass." MMT

Today, when the bullies called her a nerd for being a virgin and a straight A senior in high school, she smiled and confidently said, “Thank you. I’m really proud of it.” MMT

Today, it wasn't supposed to turn out like this, not with her. But it did, with just one kiss, and now my entire world is spinning. MMT

Today, she saved my life when she told me she was contemplating suicide too. MMT

Today, my wife checked herself into an alcohol rehab clinic after she glanced up at me while she was eating her breakfast and asked how I got a black eye and fingernail scratches all over my face. MMT

Today, as our son sat on my lap crying because you canceled on him again, I realized that I miss the person you were, but I don’t miss you. MMT

Today, my neighbor told me that I saved his life. But I did not rescue him from a burning building, or push him out of the way of a moving vehicle, or take a bullet for him. I just listened to him. MMT

Today I found my dog dead on the side of the road. As I stood there sobbing, a lady stopped, got out of her car and gave me a big hug. She said that she'd been there before and knew how I felt. In one of the saddest moments of my life, I experienced the most random act of kindness. MMT

Today, when she took her own life, I died inside too. MMT

Today, I teased my 27-year-old cousin when I realized that he was afraid of fireworks... But only until I found out that it's not the fireworks themselves, but the sounds they make that remind him of the gunshots he heard overseas. MMT

Today, as I was struggling to get up a hill in my wheelchair after visiting a friend down the block in my neighborhood, a garbage man saw me, jumped off the back of the garbage truck, jogged down the hill and pushed me all the way back up to my doorstep. MMT

Today, I found out from another student’s mother that one of the 1st graders I teach comes from a seriously broken home. But she’s so well organized that I would have never guessed. So I asked this little girl, “Who packs your lunch and gets you to school each morning?” She said, “My big brother. He’s 13.” MMT

Today, nearly a full month after my husband died in a car accident, I started working again. I went into my home office, opened my work laptop and found a sticky note from my husband stuck to the screen. It was dated the day he died, and it read, “You look beautiful today, honey. Let’s make today a good one!” MMT

Today, after waking up from another horrible nightmare, I realized how abnormal my frequent nightmares are. You see, I don't dream that I'm falling, or dying, or being chased by some evil monster. In all of my nightmares, I am the monster. MMT

Today, I asked my mother why she stopped keeping a diary after I was born. She said, "For the first time in my life, I was happy." MMT

Today you changed my mind. Before this afternoon, I thought it was only in silly movies that people could kiss and dance in the rain and not care how wet they got. MMT

Today, after spending the last 10 months in the hospital, I realized how hard it is to find a decent job when your face is covered with scars. MMT

Today, after the funeral, I went back to her condo to help her parents clear it out. As I emptied her desk drawers, I stared down at the large calendar lying on her desktop. It was filled with all these unresolved business meetings, to-do’s, and personal plans. And there was a heart-shaped doodle on my birthday. MMT

Today, after I secured the scene of the murder, I went back to my police car and cried until the homicide detectives arrived. MMT

Today, I almost lost the person I love because I was pretending to be somebody I'm not. And I was doing this because I thought he wouldn't like the real me. But it turns out the real me is all he wants. MMT

Today, at a concert in Denver, I saw a husband and wife in their late-70's dancing harder and singing louder than all their younger counterparts. When I told them how great it was that they were still out there partying, the woman just looked at me and said, "Honey... Do it till ya can't do it!" MMT

Today, as you ran into my arms at the airport, in the back of my mind I foolishly hoped you would see my smile and suddenly realize you aren't gay. MMT

Today, a close friend of mine passed away at the age of 25. And while I've spent most of the day crying, I’ve spent the last 3 hours thinking about the fact that our lives are sometimes much shorter than we expect them to be - that each moment is a gift. Obvious thoughts that never really sunk in until now. MMT

Today, I met an elderly man at a bar in Miami. When I asked him if he was vacationing, he handed me a photo from his wallet and said, “Today would be our 50th anniversary. And although she’s been gone 10 years now, this bar still reminds me of her smile - when we shared our first laugh here so many moons ago.” MMT

Today, I married the computer nerd I used to pick on in high school. He's the love of my life. MMT

Today, I found your hair on one of my old brushes. I literally stared at it for ten minutes straight. I miss you as much today as I did the day you were taken from me. MMT

Today, as they were picking on her again, she turned around, stared them in the eyes and said, “You all laugh at me because I’m different, and I laugh at you because you're all the same!” MMT

Today, after a long battle with anorexia and nearly 3 years of daily therapy, I looked in the mirror and smiled for the first time because I finally realized I’m not fat. MMT

Today is my re-birthday. Today I celebrate the decision I made on this day 10 years ago as I was holding my father’s pistol to my forehead. MMT

Today, I realized that to me she's been a friend, a lover, an enemy, and everything in between. But every day, to 35 kids, she's a role model, an inspiration, a guiding light in a sea of confusion. And today when I stopped by for lunch, I saw that side of her, and she left me speechless. MMT

Today, he donated one of his kidneys to save his wife’s life, and in the process lost his own. But the doctors say she’s going to make a full recovery. MMT

Today, as I wiped tears of laughter from my eyes after seeing the ridiculus outfit the goth-punk kid was wearing, I realized that in my old age I had become the person I used to hate. MMT

Today, when I asked her, "What are you thinking about?" she said, "You!" I've been waiting to hear her say that for almost 10 years now. MMT

Today, I overheard our Catholic priest telling my parents that they didn't raise me right because I was planning to marry a Baptist. MMT

Today, as I read the email I sent to myself four years ago, I desperately wished I could go back and talk to the boy I used to be. MMT

Today, after spending the last year working 60 hours a week in an attempt to give my family a more comfortable life, I forgot about my son's 14th birthday. My son told me what the family really needs is more of me at home. MMT