Seniors Write 2014: Reflections

Social Work. He researched the school and found out that although only in its second year of operation, it was accredited. I never would have thought to ask.

He always looks out for my best interests.

Although I sometimes do not take his advice, I usually regret afterwards. I love him very much and know that my previous boyfriends would not have been as suitable as he is. Even now, after forty nine years, I want to be with him more than anyone else. We have three children. He took prenatal classes with me. He was always in the delivery room when I gave birth. I said I could not have done it without him. My daughterin-law said the same thing after her delivery which I think was a skill passed on from father to son. When I had my third child, the doctor was unfamiliar with husbands present at the delivery and when the time came said, “She’s ready. Bring him too. Look at the control he has over her.”

We agree on most things. We do not argue about money. My son is the same with his wife. I see this as a product of our love.

Our relationship means a great deal to me. We are both seventy-five; he is six months younger.

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