Over the past 2+ years, I have heard the phrase, “I’m sorry, but I have to do what is best for my family,” more times than I can count.
While there is no doubt some of those instances were handled with honesty and honor and integrity, the vast majority of those words have reached my ears from an employee who was justifying the next sentence out of their mouth which involved some means by which they were about to screw me over after repeated instances where my husband and I made decisions that were best for their family, rarely – if ever – benefiting our own. My husband is fond of saying, “People suck.” Our pastor frowns at such a sentiment and suggests that we should be “relentlessly positive.” He has a point in that I am now relentlessly positive that people suck. LOL
In hindsight, while several of those situations were incredibly frustrating, I wouldn’t have handled anything one bit differently, so I wish them all well in their pursuit of what is best for their family…okay, all but one. It’s not that I wish the one ill will, I simply wish them nothing at all having decided to live the remainder of my life as if they don’t exist, for never again could I contemplate any fellowship of any kind with an individual who is so dishonest, delusional, and hypocritical…but I digress.
With the closing of the daycare, we are now down to one single employee. While I was blessed to have met and grown fond of several truly special individuals throughout this journey, for the most part I am counting my blessings to be moving on to other things.
Over the same timeframe, my husband and I have lived in a partially remodeled home, while we dedicate all of our spare money and time to benefit others and their families. Finally, we are at a point in this journey where we can now focus on ourselves and what is best for our family (i.e. the two of us LOL)…just like everyone else.
Today…garage drywall. Stay tuned, as we’ve got lots ahead of us…lots of catching up to do.