Dear Dr. Laura,
This morning as I was making breakfast for my dear husband, I felt the need to express my gratitude to you for helping me keep the most important relationship in my life a priority. Tomorrow we celebrate 27 years of marriage. During those years I have faithfully followed your wisdom and advice - you have been like a wise older sister who "knows stuff" and kicks me in the pants when necessary. If I found myself falling into a pity party, or being negative about some minor infraction committed by my otherwise wonderful husband, I heard your voice. I was jolted and reminded I picked the RIGHT GUY...
- who got up and went to work each day no matter how he felt so I could focus on my most important and fulfilling role in life: being "my kids' mom and his wife." He understood that giving up my career meant a decrease in income but an increase in quality of our life.
- who puts being a good husband and father above all other things in life.
- who truly knows his daughters and participates in their lives even as adults.
- who at 54 somehow manages to run marathons, cycle, and do triathlons with our adult daughters despite a busy work schedule.
- who continues to encourage me to be my best person and still makes me feel like a million bucks when he flashes that smile letting me know how much he appreciates our home and life together.
As we age and change, we are doing it together - no drama, no crisis - we focus on refining and reinforcing those things which we have built our life on and around. Finally, I hope all your listeners and readers always keep in mind that putting a career aside, no matter how many years you have invested in higher education, for the sake of your family and husband will always offer the greatest return on investment - as long as you pick the RIGHT GUY.
Thank you, Dr. Laura for your guidance and tough love which have given me the tools and clarity to make good decisions and appreciate my right guy. The added bonus is that I became the right girl.
As always, I am my husband's girlfriend and my kids' mom,
Lori
