Ann Romney/Hilary Rosen

Flint · 04-13-2012, 02:14 PM

Look, you know the classic "started in the mail room and worked his way up" story? That's me, literally.

I don't think that trying to make a lot of money is the only important thing, and there are many other major considerations that as a family we try to keep in balance. It's probably been easier for me than for some, and harder than it was for some others. But I've always known that I only had myself to rely on, and that making some hard, consistent choices to delay gratification and stay on course was something I would have to stick with. To be honest, I don't think that enough people these days hold those fundamental principles close to their heart and live by them.

So when I hear "lucky" used as a throw-away term to describe what is essentially my demographic (income-earning father supports a stay-at-home mother) I take offense. It isn't easy to do what we do. It's hard damn work. We may have been lucky as hell, maybe we have been, but if we hadn't added HARD WORK into the mix it wouldn't have amounted to a hill of beans. I say "we" because I believe that my wife works harder than I do.

04-13-2012, 02:14 PM	#11
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Look, you know the classic "started in the mail room and worked his way up" story? That's me, literally. I don't think that trying to make a lot of money is the only important thing, and there are many other major considerations that as a family we try to keep in balance. It's probably been easier for me than for some, and harder than it was for some others. But I've always known that I only had myself to rely on, and that making some hard, consistent choices to delay gratification and stay on course was something I would have to stick with. To be honest, I don't think that enough people these days hold those fundamental principles close to their heart and live by them. So when I hear "lucky" used as a throw-away term to describe what is essentially my demographic (income-earning father supports a stay-at-home mother) I take offense. It isn't easy to do what we do. It's hard damn work. We may have been lucky as hell, maybe we have been, but if we hadn't added HARD WORK into the mix it wouldn't have amounted to a hill of beans. I say "we" because I believe that my wife works harder than I do. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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