Lesson #3, part one

Most epiphanies I have read about are usually what you thought was so great at the time, turned bad but we learn from it and triumph. Growing up, I was a very negative person, especially towards myself. It was my upbringing and to save a lot of your time, let's just say I was never good enough for my mom, so I thought I would never be any good for anyone else, especially a husband. I envisioned myself as the spinster on the hill; living alone, being the model for every scary story told to the neighborhood kids. You get the picture. (I was gonna say the cat lady, but yes, we have cats anyway ) This leads me to what I call the only epiphany I ever had.

I never dated in high school. I was too quiet, shy and didn't fit in at the parochial school I attended. I didn't date much after high school either. I had a few dates here and there, sadly to say, sons of my dad's friends from the steel mill. Thanks dad! (his intentions were good) A few years of trying to come out of my shell, I got burned because I really didn't have a clue how a relationship was suppose to be. Well, I became a mom. One of the greatest triumphs of my life. Once settled into this daily routine I knew this is it. This is how my life was meant to be. No man in it to share the forever with, (son's father bolted) but hell, I had my son, that was enough for me.

A few years later, this thing called the internet came along. Just the thing for a shy, single mother to pass the time with. Now, you are all thinking one of two things; I signed up for one of those online dating services or I gave my number out to total strangers, who could be serial killers for all I knew. Things have changed so much on the world wide web that if I had this to do all over again in this modern day and age, I would not have called him. But it was early in the evolution of internet popularity and we didn't know about online predators back then.

Anyway, I used to hang out in the chat rooms, kind of like our forum posting but with immediate response time. I was in some 'saloon' one night just conversing and was about to logoff, I had even said my goodbyes, when he entered. We shared hours upon hours of internet chat and phone calls over the next three weeks. If truthful, you learn a lot about a person when all you do is talk, about everything, for hours. He proposed to me, over the phone, because he just couldn't wait. I didn't even hesitate when I said yes. Six weeks after meeting in a chat room, we were married.

So, the girl voted most likely to be a spinster is going on her tenth wedding anniversary.

________________________________________ instructor's remarks:

Aww, I got it!
So the girl made up her mind she would never find the right guy....and then she did in spite of herself!
I did much the same, not meeting my soul mate until 38.....and had made up my mind as well:
I don't need a man, just any man won't do, just because he proposes doesn't mean I have to say "yes"......
Yes, I hear ya sista'!
And aren't we better to have waited despite the snickers and sneers from those who married and then complained for 20 yrs!
So maybe my attitude is jaded, but it isn't often I hear of other women like me...that just resigned themselves to waiting for the RIGHT one.

Without prejudice, I grade your epiphany: A+
Everything I wrote that was personal had nothing to do with your grade on this lesson!!!