... you turn around and someone has stolen all your children, and left adult strangers in their place...
... those self-righteous, know-it-all, ill-mannered, ill-tempered, obnoxious teen-agers suddenly turn into attentive, loving, considerate people...
... you get something in the mail, about someone's 40-year high school class reunion, and you realize it's yours...
... your children have children of their own...
... your children are taking care of their own problems...
... your children are taking care of your problems...
... your spouse suddenly has time to be attentive to you...
... you get up in the morning, and prepare to go to work, and ask yourself why...
... you care less about acquiring wealth than you do about spending it well...
... you find yourself crying because a beloved parent passed away fifteen years earlier...
... you realize that the only really important things in your life are your relationships with others...
Mariner
