Talk:Rhetoric and Composition/Index

If you want to find out what is important in your lifer and need to have your priorities evaluated, here is my story.

Several years ago, I had a job that required me to travel and be out of town for extended periods. I would be gone for days and sometimes weeks at a time and the only contact I would have with my family was though the telephone. I would talk to my kids every night if they were not already in bed, we’d talk about home, school and what activities they‘ve been working on, anything that crossed their mind. What I loved the most is when they sometimes would be so excited to tell me the funny, sad, or scary things that had happened to them that day. My emotions fluttering to the sound of their voice an indescribable feeling actually, a feeling that every parent should experience. But when it was time to say goodbye, a pain would over come me, I knew it was coming, I prepared myself I thought I could handle itprepared my self they would always ask when are you coming home or when are you going to quit so you can be home all the time. I would feel cheated that I could not share the experience with them and sometimes relieved that I did not have to deal with the visit to the principal or the 5-page term paper.

When I would arrive home after being gone, I would receive a king's welcome. Lots of hugs and kisses and of course the question "what did you bring home for me?" Things would quickly get going with lots of wrestling and playing tag that would usually end with someone crying or mad, but we were having fun. It was hard to have to discipline the boys and have them mad at me when I knew that in a few short days, I would be leaving again.

Being gone and watching my kids grow up while I was gone was enough to make me rethink my career goals and make the necessary changes to be in town on a regular basis. I love seeing the daily comings and goings of my kid's and really enjoy every moment I can spend with them.