One thing I have noticed is just how much less grouchy I am around my family. Before, I avoided my kids a lot because the littlest things would make me lose my temper. Now, I seem to have infinite patience with them. I don't recall being irritable with them since I quit and have started re-socializing. This seems like a strange thing to say, but boy, I must have been a real asshole at times.
Sitting on the couch a couple of weeks ago, my in-laws asked why I never got my pilot's license (I work in the aviation industry). My 14 year old piped up and said "dad, you have to be sober to be a pilot". What do you say to that? She was right.
Anyway, that was then, this is now. No time like the present to make up for the past.
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