Random thoughts

Family time

So, my mom's in town, and my dad's arriving tonight. It's family time and I'm enjoying it a lot. Haven't seen my mom in such a long time, and my dad's about to retire so pretty soon, I won't be seeing him like I used to. That's sad.

So, I'm trying to make the most out of their visit. Yesterday was shopping day with my mom, and I realized how I'm still a baby in her eyes. She thoroughly enjoyed getting me clothes and other things. I felt spoiled, but I swear in the future, I'll be the one buying her things.

My dad and I are probably going to bike the heck out of ourselves while he's here. It's going to be so much fun. I know he enjoys it when I coax him to go riding with me, and we go down to the beach and pedal around there. I can tell that he's happy doing that.

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Why do people sometimes say something that they don't mean? And I don't mean other people, because I know that I've been guilty of that at some point in time as well. People say it's because they don't want to disappoint, but now I see that finding out you've been duped is more of a disappointment than knowing right away what the other person is thinking or feeling. And when I think about that, I feel bad for all those times that I've done that. I guess it's a lesson learned for myself (and hopefully a lesson learned for one other person as well). It's hard to come face to face with someone, and tell them no right away, but it must be done in order to remain truthful to yourself and to others. There's something about that that commands respect. And I want that.

posted by Cathy at 1:46 PM