Mines not super poetic but here it is -
On December 23rd, 2013, my daughter announced to me while I was in the kitchen cooking that her and her boyfriend got engaged. Alot of thing went through my mind like "she can't get engaged, she's too young" and then I had to acknowledge she was 23 years old. I realized that I missed a chunk of time even though I was there, I wasn't there. The sheriff's office had served me with forclosure papers just a couple of weeks before so I was trying to maintain using AND catch up my house notes. As a small business owner I owed thousands of dollars in back taxes........and we made good money! All my $$ went to dope.
My daughter politely reminded me that I had promised her a whopper wedding if she did he following things - graduate from high school, get a trade, skill, etc..., don't get pregnant before you get married. She did ALL that I asked (I guess I figured she wouldn't because she is MY child). It was time to put up or shut up. I ran out of people and situations to blame for why we were always in such trouble. I knew it was me.........I made the decision to quit on December 31st, 2013 and started my journey on Jan 1st, 2014.