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Ask yourself this...
Would you still be with her(or be as accommodating), if it weren't for the kids?
Would you still be with her(or be as accommodating), if it weren't for the kids?
Change 38 to 28 and that describes me too.I've been married 38 years, my wife is behind me 100%. We respect each other equally.
I am a lucky man!
Perhaps, I missed the post that said she was a Buddhist. I know she spoke of "Karma" but that term has become synonymous to "cause and effect". I don't get that mindset... where do you draw the line... sentient beings?... that is getting to be an interesting frontier as well.
Many vegans take the ethical stand that veganism is cruelty free because plants do not suffer when harvested or eaten. The reality is that plants possess very robust signaling systems that share characteristics with the nervous systems of animals. We may have difficulty perceiving the suffering of plants, simply because a plant’s internal signaling system and subsequent reaction is slower than an animal’s nervous system.
Let's just think about that statement... then slowly step away from it... lol.I can say with sincerity that Trees have a depth of feeling that humans will never understand.
Let's just think about that statement... then slowly step away from it... lol.
Many only eat fruit or fallen seeds and nuts. I can say with sincerity that Trees have a depth of feeling that humans will never understand. They don’t like us much though, and tend to be outright cantankerous late in the afternoon. When I camp, I’m more wary of the trees and plants than I am of any animal. Since they can’t move physically as we do, their awareness moves “in other ways” that can be as destructive to a human as a large brown bear.
Back to the subject, there are some California sects of Buddhism which would agree with the man’s wife. Other sects would agree with his views. Since divorce isn’t an option, is changing your religious circles together a possibility?
Run for the hills, Bill.Slip out the back, Jack. Make a new plan Stan....
Thanks for all the advise, I am reading through it all. I spend lots of time with the her and the kids. I cook for us, clean the house, do all the kid stuff as well. I mostly work in my shop on the weekends after everything else is done or in the evenings during the week. Kids are 13, 11 and 2. I am trying to tell her that I am working on the artistic side of knife making. I have been showing her some of the beautiful work you all put on here all the time and show here some of the prices and what they are worth. I have been working on kitchen knives and things like that. Does not matter what I make if its able to cut butter, then its a weapon. She is in her mid 40s so not sure about menopause. I told her yesterday I am working to get my Journeyman blade smith and she is going to have to deal with it. She said its not worth the time because its dangerous and does not contribute to the household in a positive way. She was fully aware of my guns, knives and everything else before we were married. I was still in the reserves when we first got together. I gave her the full tour and even took her shooting a few times. Now she just wont go at all and is in that group that believes somehow a gun or a knife is going to come to life and hurt people. So I laid a kitchen knife on the counter while we ate dinner and pointed out the fact that no one was hurt while we ate and the knife behaved itself the whole time. She did not like the sarcasm lol. Kids did though. besides being pointy and sharp none of the knives I make are fierce looking weapons, they are just knives in general and I am learning.