My son lives in a remodeled motel room as he attends Tech School (they call it a luxury dorm room). His kitchen is fancier but no larger than that one. In the cupboard is an induction hot plate.
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My son lives in a remodeled motel room as he attends Tech School (they call it a luxury dorm room). His kitchen is fancier but no larger than that one. In the cupboard is an induction hot plate.
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My daughter brought home a new boyfriend one day, unbeknownst to me she was bringing him. I had just got back from deer hunting.My daughter came to me and told me that she wanted to get married. She continued that he was shorter than him and he was Mexican. OK, so then she told me her mother was totally against it. I asked why. She told me to find a taller man. OK, the ex-wife is an addict and has some strange views on life, so I asked when I could meet this young man. She said we could pick him up at the bus station when he came in later that night. I asked her if I should bring my shotgun and she gave me that "Ohhh daddy" line so I knew the shotgun was out of the question.
After picking him up and seeing the way they acted together I did the father thing and asked him a bunch of questions. I found out he was a Catholic, was a cook, and wanted to be a nurse. So no big surprises and he seemed like a guy who would defend his wife and raise kids well. After we got home and we had some time, my daughter went to her room, and he stepped up and asked me for permission to marry my daughter. I thought about the question for a long moment - long enough to watch him squirm - and then with all the wisdom I could muster I told him that my girl was the one to ask. He thanked me and then worked out when he would propose to her.
The next night was Christmas eve and the entire family was gathering as we always did; and in front of me, my eight brothers, three sisters, my mom and all the kids he knelt down on one knee and asked her to marry him. He offered her the ring and everyone in the house was deadly quiet. Well, she said yes and it went from there.
About six moths later, in the last weeks of wedding preparations I was asked to walk her down the aisle and we went through the trials and tribulations of managing a wedding involving an addict for a mother. I had to go to work and when I came home there was him, standing there looking like a puppy who had pooped on the floor. My daughter was in her room and he said he had to tell me something. He led me into the kitchen where the door to the basement stood half open. He closed it revealing a hole in the door. He told me he had lost his temper and would pay for a new door. I looked at him and told him I didn't want a new door. I then very quietly told him that he needed to get help for his temper, because if he ever hurt my daughter I would kill him. My calm cool demeanor and the blank expression on my face made it clear that I meant what I said.
They have been married for 30+ years, had four kids and he is a head nurse for the VA. My daughter is happy and the kids are growing up as well educated Christian boys and girl. They left the Catholic church and attend a local community church. Their faith has served them well. (her mother still wants her to find a taller man... some things never change.
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