The Blame Game
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by duhdad3
5d ago
With my wife and I having raised three kids, we were very familiar with the blame game. When something got broken or a mess was made, it was some times difficult to deduce who was to blame. The not me or the I don’t know was a common occurrence when something went wrong. Even when it was obvious who was responsible, the kids would look at me with angelic faces making every attempt to shift the blame away from themselves. They really couldn’t help it because even their father has been guilty of shifting blame away from himself. Years ago I had returned home from work. I was in the restroom when ..read more
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Hurry Up and Wait
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by duhdad3
1w ago
I have had the distinct privilege of jumping through multiple hoops in attempting to obtain insurance coverage since I have retired. I never had to worry about either mine or my family’s medical insurance since it was obtained through my work. About a month before retirement, I applied on line. The online instructions stated that it would only take 2 to 4 weeks. Needless to say, it did not operate as advertised. I was supposed to be contacted if any further paperwork was required. I began checking the status at the two week period ever the optimist. After four weeks had passed, news whatsoever ..read more
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All In
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by duhdad3
2w ago
It’s good to be back participating in the FiveMinuteFriday.com again this week. I failed to contribute for last week’s word suffer due to the pain it would cause so I was pleased to discover this week’s word, dedicate. We live in a culture that it is common place to check out if the going gets the least bit tough. I’m from a Christian home with both parents who were dedicated to each other. My wife, however, experienced the pain of divorce and then her step father leaving so she had difficulty trusting me when we were first married. I tried to explain that she was stuck with me no matter what ..read more
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Gimme a Break
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by duhdad3
1M ago
I nearly decided not to participate in this week’s FiveMinuteFriday.com’s challenge. The word is respite which of course means a brief rest from something difficult. The problem is that our family has recently and even now has encountered situations that individuals desperately needed a respite but one failed to come. I got too emotional each time I sat down to write and just couldn’t do it. When I relate the situations, I believe you’ll understand my difficulty. I have relayed in a previous post about the complications my youngest daughter had with the delivery of our first grandson in Decemb ..read more
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Secret Stash
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by duhdad3
1M ago
My grandmother was a sweet, caring lady but she was notorious for keeping a secret stash in her bedroom of snacks. She would sneak into her room when the urge for her favorite snack would hit. It wasn’t that she was being selfish but she had 10 children plus a bunch of grandkids and if she left them out for the entire family to consume her secret stash would quickly disappear. She wasn’t trying to deprive anyone. I enjoy snacks as well as the next person but with all she had to deal with such a large family, she deserved to have special treats just for herself. God, the Father, doesn’t keep a ..read more
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Total Waste of Time
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by duhdad3
1M ago
The old saying goes that “you can’t judge a book by its cover” but far too often it happens way more times than it should. I’ve been guilty of doing it as well as it being done to me. When I was a freshman in college, I walked into the recreation center where 4 guys were playing pool. To be honest they were not very good but their confidence was much greater than their skill. One of the guys had to leave so they needed a fourth person to play. They asked if I wanted to play but a bit of an argument occurred over who would be forced to be “stuck” with me. The loser was none too happy to be my t ..read more
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The Far Side
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by duhdad3
2M ago
As a kid, we would visit my Dad’s side of the family and I thought my uncle’s and aunt’s homes were far apart. We would take a short cut through the woods because it was so far walking on the main road. I remember visiting the same homes as an adult and walking along the road because I wanted to avoid areas where ticks were prevalent. Much to my surprise, the actual distance between the furthest two homes was probably way less than a mile. It wasn’t like they had moved any closer together, it was that my perception of the distance had changed. It never ceases to amaze me how often people think ..read more
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Just Say My Name
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by duhdad3
2M ago
Tim Hawkins, a Christian comedian, has a bit talking about weird grandparent’s names. My Mom and Dad were Grandda and B. My Mom didn’t want to be Grandma so it started out Momma B and was shortened to just B to everyone. When I discovered that my daughter was expecting, she and her husband asked what I wanted to be called. I was fine with just plain old Grandpa because I figured it would be easy. Hawkins is correct when he talks about grandparent’s names becoming whatever the child can say. I have been trying to get my 2 year old granddaughter to say my name, Grandpa, with little success. I ha ..read more
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Can’t Quite See It
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by duhdad3
2M ago
My wife is a sewist or maybe it’s a seamstress. I’m pretty sure sewer isn’t right. Which ever it is, she sews. In our almost 37 years of marriage, I have learned way more about the art of sewing than I ever imagined. I’m not completely lost when she talks about something on the bias. One thing that completely baffles me is a sewing pattern. My love cuts out the various pieces which I have difficulty picturing how the jumbled up pieces could ever be turned into something wearable. On a rare occasion, she will call me up to her sewing room to help fit a pattern onto a piece of fabric that is jus ..read more
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A Christmas to Remember
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by duhdad3
3M ago
The title of this post may cause some to either cringe or cheer, but despite how it sounds it is not about one of those Hallmark Christmas movies that my youngest daughter loves so much. I love Christmas but I don’t really think that I go overboard. My wife may not agree with that statement but I’m not the one who insists our dog wear Christmas themed collars. I will admit that I enjoy certain Christmas traditions. I put on Christmas songs to decorate our Christmas tree. I have also been known to get a little sentimental when placing ornaments that either our kids made or ones like our first C ..read more
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