This Thursday I went to the noon meeting and we read about step 10 from the 12 and 12. We read the paragraphs about the day's ledger and about our capacity for rationalization of justifiable correction, abuse, and resentment toward others.

After work my oldest son asked me to practice football with him. In the middle of our practice he asked me about how Adam and Eve discovered that kissing made babies. I explained to him that God designed this. I asked why he was asking. He told me how some of his classmates were kissing and that their DNA was going to mix and make babies. I hada to explain to him that there was more to it. That a man and woman had to sleep together and make kisses and hugs and when there private parts touched that the DNA was exchanged and that this is how babies were made. He replied, "so that is what is called sex!". I coughed and said "Yes, have you heard about this?" he said yes, that he had heard from his friends. He said "I don't want my father and mother to be having sex!".

This evening at home I almost got in an argument with my wife over future plans. As our discussion got heated I had to recognize that these were future events that merited some discussion but not decisions, expectations, or worry now. I had to pulll my opinions out of the discussion.

I did church practice with the kids and I remembered to resist anger, yelling, and spanking. I gave them love and hugs and assertive correction.

My wife griped at me later for some inequity that she felt and I had to stop my defensive argument. I had to just let her work through her feelings and let go of mine.

I fell asleep while meditating to write this review.