June 25, 2014
My Stupid Decision Turned Into a Great One


Dear Dr. Laura,

I am writing to you about my husband. I hesitate to share this with you because I consider you one of my role models and I know your thoughts on how long one should date before committing to marriage. I want you to know I completely agree with you!

My husband and I met when we were 27 and fell madly in love quickly. He proposed after just four short months of dating. Yup that's right, four months! We were married 18 months later. For two well-educated people to agree to commit their life to one another after knowing each other for four short months, bottom line, is just plain STUPID! Looking back, we both agree there were so many things that could have gone wrong in our marriage, but thankfully nothing ever did and 13 years later, I am happy to say we are even more in love.

Evidence why my stupid decision turned into the best decision of my life: My husband is the most wonderful man, devoted husband, father and provider for our family. He is the type of man who sends me flowers just because. He calls me in the middle of the day to just say I love you. We can talk for hours after putting the kids down as if we were on our first date again. He is kind, supportive and respectful. Not only is he the financial provider for the family, but ADMIRES my decision to stay at home and raise our children. He loves to boast to his friends and family that I am CEO of our house! He stays in shape and wants to look sexy for me. Planning romantic getaways is his specialty. We laugh every day. He comes home despite not finishing work just to eat dinner as a family, then heads back to his law practice working sometimes until midnight. He never gets angry staying up late putting together a toy for one our kids even when I told him the instructions said it would only take ten minutes to complete. My husband buys sexy underwear for my birthday and not a kitchen appliance. With a smile on his face, he tells me how delicious dinner was despite the occasional burnt chicken. After a long day at work, he still finds the energy to go bike riding with the kids or play kickball in the front yard. When our kids were babies, he would change their diaper in the middle of the night when he knew I had a hard day despite having one himself. There isn't a day that goes by without him telling me how beautiful I am. Despite his busy work schedule, he became a Boy Scout Den Leader for our son. His masculinity never gets in the way of learning how to braid our daughter's hair or have a tea party with her and her dolls. From school plays, to art shows, to ballet recitals, he never misses one event involving our kids. My husband is my best friend, soul mate, and reason why MY life is wonderful. In the end, my stupid decision became the best one I ever made.

I am my kids' mom, my hubby's girlfriend and a huge Dr. Laura fan,

Heidi

 

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