DonaldPennington
There’s a public laundry in my neighborhood with one of those crane games where you pay fifty cents per attempt to get a stuffed animal.
This particular tiger has been the aim of many a kid and many a bored housewife, for some time now.
I knew to wait until others had tried, only to jimmy it loose for me. Today was my day.
I saw it as possible within five or six tries, good mathematics and just a wee bit of luck. It came up and out on my fifth try.
This particular style of stuffed toy can fetch an easy $45, used, on eBay. I got a brand-new one for $2.50, total, because I know the power of patience and the average person’s gullibility.
The tiger is mine.
Now, knowing I will take nothing with me when I am done, who shall I give it to? I’d actually rather give it to my oldest daughter for her upcoming birthday.
But I screwed so much up while I was on drugs, she might never allow me to. I don’t know.
I think I’m going to try, though.
Wish me luck, please. I need her to know a dad’s love is eternal.
Thank you. I hope she likes it. Heck, I don’t even know where she lives.
I think it would be great to offer it to your daughter. At least let her know how you feel. We all need to be forgiven. Life is short.
Even if someone is never forgiven, hell is not eternal. Eventually, even most of the Gods die in Ragnarok ( not the hollyweird version).
Indeed. The main thing is to forgive ourselves, we cannot control what others do, feel or think.
We cannot and you are correct. Forgive yourself.
I hope so too, Donald. Sometimes the even the best intentioned parents make horrible mistakes. It is not so much about what we have done or others have done to us, but how we reacted. For example, my dad was an alcoholic, but the gift he gave me was this. I never touched a drop of alcohol. I am grateful for that.
Thank you. That’s quite a wonderful gift. Alcohol can have its proper place but for those of us with such an inclination to go hell-bent for leather, perhaps yoga may be a better feel-good option.
Yoga was my better choice, and acupressure/breath control
Yes ma’am I know just what you mean. Although I am still a cigarette smoker, yoga, qi-gong, tai chi, the 5 Tibetans, isometrics and planking, along with all my walking have been condensed and combined into a style all my own and I don’t know if any people can keep up with it.
I’ve been developing this for years.
It has all been a part of what helped me escape the drugs.
I like Nina Martinović Armbruster’s video on the 5 Tibetan Rites.
Good to know somebody else who knows of the 5 Tibetans. Aren’t they wonderful? I need to see this video. Thank you.
Asking her if she is ready to accept a gift such as that is a smart strategy. If she is not ready then you could save it and give it to her later. Congratulations, as that is quite a feat, Donald.
Thank you. The vendor is going to be mad but now he’ll need to bait people with the other tiger in the game. I’ll get that one, too.
I she’ll accept it. The mistakes I made as a parent when I was a dopehead eat me alive in my heart, sometimes.