12/11/24-Staying Together for the Kids

No relationship is perfect.  There were times way back when it seemed that Cindy and I wouldn't be a lifelong thing as it has become.  Mostly it was stuff that I did that put our relationship in jeopardy at times.

I always hear about families staying together for the kids.  I don't know if that is really a healthy reason to stay with someone.  I'm not a psychologist, so I'll refer to the experts to make a determination on the efficacy of using kids as a reason to stay with someone who you maybe shouldn't.

In my case staying together for the kids has been a positive.  As I have said before, I don't know what I would have done for the past 34ish years without Cindy to take care of me.

So I guess I owe it all to my first child,  Bob the Beagle.  Having a "child" together kept our relationship alive through tough times.

Today we celebrate the day we had to say "Good-bye" to Bob.  Cancer took him.  Someday it will probably take me as well.  But its hard to imagine all that a little puppy who peed on me in the pet store is responsible for.  If not for him there might not be 30 years of marriage.  There might not be a Steve or a Jeff.

Thanks Bobby, where ever you are, you will always be part of the family you helped create.