The first is my anniversary of a change of lifestyle which occurred on July 14 1986 when I went into my office in a skirt for the first time.
I am still amazed that there weren't more challenges and now 36 years later no one seems to care.
Second, it is 7 or 8 years since my son took his own life. I try not to despise my daughter-in-law, but it's hard.
Third, my daughter is 44 on the 26th. I'll have to organise some money for her my son in law, has just had his birthday present. They are financially independent but I never get any returned. No one told me you never stop subsidising them, but it's a good way to lose money.
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What
Did you expect? You reminded me that #1 daughter is 39 in just over a month. You never stop worrying about them and you get scant thanks in return. OTOH, I’m sure it doesn’t change how you feel towards them, I doubt a day goes by when my genetic successors are not in my thoughts.
We’ll raise a belated glass to celebrate your arrival, where would we be without you?
Madeline Anafrid Bell
Some Are One-Way
I have a daughter-in-law and a son-in-law who are horribly one-way (theirs). However, my three sons and daughter are constantly doing and giving me things. It's not due to how I raised them; they came that way. I have two more in-laws coming into the family who seem very giving.
People can be disappointing. Most of the time how they treat you has nothing to do with you.
Employees are people. Of the about two hundred who have worked for me about 20% appreciated the compensation and benefits they received -- I strived to be 10 - 15% above the market to reduce turnover. About 30% were non-committal. The other 50% were habitually bitchers. By the time I reached fifty, I did everything I could to automate to reduce the number of people working for me. In 1990 I had 45 employees and made a profit of about $15k on revenues of $2.7M. During my last full year in business, I had two employees and made a profit of $400k. Computers had changed everything. I also reinvented our approach to what we did to eliminate hands-on. 100% of my computers were delighted with what I paid them.
Jill
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)