"The Fence"

I was old enough to know better...

I had just brought home my brand new" Texas Station Wagon" - a Chevy Suburban.  I LOVED it!
I had never driven a car of it's size however…and we had just put in a new fence in the backyard.

In our then town of Plano, Texas, all houses have alleys behind the homes, and the garages face rear in the alleys.  It was supposed to make it more convenience for trash pickup, deliveries, etc.  I was never a fan, rather indifferent.

So…boom.  I ran into the new fence with my new car.  I'm not sure I even 'fessed up to Kenny about this.  Fence was OK, and the car was too, except for a small scuff on the left bumper.  I was sick. Every time I went to get in the car, I looked at the scuff, and hoped it would look better.  It didn't.  I would like awake at night miserable.  I lost sleep. Guess what?…A year later, we moved to Connecticut, and because of the snow and hilly topography, I had to get a four-wheel drive Suburban, and traded the "scuffed one" in.  In less than a year, that scuff didn't matter AT ALL.

So if I can give just one piece of advice to Rob and Maggie, it would be: 'Worry only about the things that matter, and even then, worry about only those things you have the potential to change.  You will have a happier marriage if you do so, and be a happier person.'  I should take my own advice…
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