Life has twists and turns... and some of them can be pretty harrowing.

Some of them can be rather pleasantly surprising, though...

so, here's to 1974... for bringing someone into a very young life that would help remind them often through time that they're not someone to be walked on like a doormat, or used to someone else's gain... they're not just a number to be counted on fingers.

So yeah, maybe I've been too hard on myself... and not nearly hard enough on those deserving.

If I can keep it in check, it will be okay... but if I can't... and the tiny demons start pulling their shit like they used to... not going to be pretty... not like I'll care, or anything, but still.

...but in this moment, I am happy.