often when i vent, i only discuss the negative things. i can see how that might make me sound disgruntled or always upset about something-- malcontent and ornery.
well . . . it's true.
naw, just kidding.
i love my wife and kids very much. i can't talk to them about what bugs me about them all the time. they would feel bad and i doubt it would help. so, i vent it here. but, at the beginning and end of the day, i wouldn't want to delete any of my family from my life.
my son is bright and full of promise. he's insecure, but wants to achieve so much. he's creative and i can see him doing something amazing with his life if he doesn't loose sight of the fact he must be persistent have a good work ethic, and never give up.
my daughter is a sweetheart little girl also full of promise. she just can't stop hugging people. annoying, but it just means she's got a lot of love to give. she's bursting with compassion and she seems to have taken on her mother's sense for art and creativity. and just when you might think to count her out, she surprises you and show you that you had better count her in, instead.
my wife is my best friend. we understand each other. we get each other's ideas and thoughts before we finish them sometimes. we have code words that we didn't even agree upon because we just understand each other-- something of our own language sometimes. she loves our children and wants the very best for them and pursues that with a tenacity i simply don't have. she shows her love for me daily and tries very hard to keep our relationship from being one-sided. i wouldn't know what to do if i were suddenly single and available again. i'd be so afraid to look for someone new.
so should i ever vent in the future, i need to make it known to myself and anyone else that the above description of my family is the frame of reference from which all my venting comes.