BAM!!

As a parent especially a parent who only sees their child every other weekend you try to do your best with the limited time you have with them. I am not going to lie about the fact I have the coolest son on the planet and I am not just saying that because well it is true. If you have seen him you know the truth. He is very polite, cares about others and is very honest (sometimes to honest but that is ok).

Yesterday (Sunday) I was packing my lap top bag and placing a book I bought recently titled “Get Hired Fast” written by Brian Graham. The book gives you a foundation to be able to have at least three interviews and possibly a new job by 15 days. What the author does for you is step by step instructions and details to achieve this goal. My son asked me about the book. I thought long on how to explain what the book is all about, I just said that it is a book to help daddy get a job. Then the moment occurred where my heart sank and yes after I took him home I cried because the thought of being a bad parent to him entered my soul. “I don’t think you are trying hard enough to find a job in Colorado” came out of his mouth. Talk about a powerful statement from the young man. I was taken back because in the back of my mind he was correct. I have been coasting waiting for opportunity to just come knocking on my door. Well ladies and gentlemen of the jury I have been convicted and accused. I am going to ask for mercy.

Today is a new day and with a new day comes a new set of goals. The most important is to never allow myself to be in a position of disappointing my son again. Is it going to happen? Sure but I have learned to do a better job since his message back to me was that he wanted a dad who is available to him. He and I want the same thing; go to school functions, see him participate in sports, and just spend more time with him. He wants a dad. I know how crazy is that? Well it is when you think that your child does not need you. Please hear me out. My son lives in a home where he has a mother and her boy friend, two people who love him. So he has positive surroundings. Why would he need me when he has a pretty good home life, well he needs his dad and I need him is the bottom line.

No more excuses of waiting for the phone to ring or waiting for that email from the company you want a career at. The saying that “The hardest job you will have is finding a job” is only true if you are willing to pay the price. So MR Blog writer what are you going to do? What can I do except what Chef Emeril would say and do is turn it up a “Notch!!” The book lays all the steps you need to find a job so as long as we follow what Brian Graham states then it will be possible to hear different phrases from my son. Something like “I am happy that you don’t travel as much.”

SHOUT OUT TIME!!

Shout Out to “Coach” for quitting smoking.

Shout Out to Lori in Wisconsin. Please send her happy thoughts.

Shout Out to MR. ED he is having surgery. Happy thoughts and maybe a dirty one or two to help him smile.
Shout Out to the staff in Detroit.

Shout Out to the staff in Sacramento.

Shout Out to “DJ” on his new job.

Shout Out to Chris K on the new house. Next move, Colorado.

Poll question: Have you ever re-gifted?