Originally posted by: LegendKiller
Originally posted by: Ricemarine
That must be one fast growing lawn you got there :laugh:
rofl, it was .
The funny thing about it, now that I live in the city and haven't mowed a lawn in 6 years or had to clean a large house in just as many years, I actually miss it quite a bit. I find myself asking people if they need help when they discuss doing landscaping themselves. I work in finance but I find myself craving some manual labor and the smell of freshly cut grass.
I didn't always like it at the time, I wanted to be watching Sat. Morning cartoons, but my dad worked his arse off and I did what he told me. I might not have always liked what he did (he is an alcoholic), but he fed and sheltered me and sometimes gave me some very good advice. He wasn't always the nicest person, but he tried his hardest 90% of the time.
You may not like your parents all of the time, I didn't like my dad at times, but when it comes down to it, they brought you here, they fed and raised you, and they tried. Kids don't come with manuals and it's a dang hard job. Even the best parents fail at times.
You may not recognize it now and you may never recognize it, but you owe them a huge debt, regardless of your short-term problems with them. You should attempt to repay that debt, even if it's something as small as not posting disrespectful trash online to make yourself look big on a forum.
I didn't talk to my dad for 5 months after he called my wife and "effin B*&^@" when he was drunk 5 months ago. However, he came here with my mom to visit and I was very nice to him, he stayed sober and didn't start stuff with me. I showed them around DC and we went to all of the monuments. I am still mad at him, but he's had 3 heart attacks and probably won't be around for more than 2-3 more years.
Imagine if I didn't talk to him all of that time and ignored him every time he was around and he died. Despite him being a jerk 10% of the time, he's nice the rest, if I missed that because of my own anger, I'd be an idiot.
Every time you get pissed at your mom, take 2 days, then think how crappy your life would be if she died tomorrow and you still posted this crap online.
I didn't realize how this stuff could change your life until we found out my wife had cancer. She's only 26. Suddenly, all of my problems with her, all of our fights, disagreements, and issues over the past 7.5 years become nothing with the realization that she could have died less than 6 months after we got married.
You may think I am an old windbag (27) and that I am full of crap but I hope you never have to find out what I mean.