Endgame...

[Eddyj]

What are your goals in this short time you get?
When it's all said and done what do you hope to accomplish?
Do you want to:
Be respected
Feared
Loved
Thought of as a smart person,
Raise good children
Help others improve their lives
Be faithful
Do our goals have to do with where we perceive we are in our life? Such as, thinking"I'm only halfway through my lifetime,I'll have plenty of time for that when I'm older". Because we are not promised tomorrow.
What things are important to you at this point In your life? How have they changed over your lifetime?

 

[5BrothersFabrication]

What are your goals in this short time you get?
When it's all said and done what do you hope to accomplish?
Do you want to:
Be respected Yes
Feared Not especially
LovedKids, yes. Anybody else, who gives a **** on your last days?
Thought of as a smart person, I'll probably die from a stupid decision.
Raise good children That's 100% of the point.
Help others improve their lives I'm not a man of means, I help folks if it's free. Monetarily I can't do much.
Be faithful Meh. There are times when I can sympathize and totally relate to the law abiding, tax paying, NORMAL man who gets busted on COPS getting a hooker because his wife has all but quit giving him ass. Not holding my breath on being faithful. I'll do my best, but last few years, best bar is getting lower.
Do our goals have to do with where we perceive we are in our life? Such as, thinking"I'm only halfway through my lifetime,I'll have plenty of time for that when I'm older". Because we are not promised tomorrow.
What things are important to you at this point In your life? How have they changed over your lifetime?

I have all but quit working on my crawler for time with the kiddos. It'll get done when it gets done.

I don't know why, but money seems more important now.

 

[jayphizzle]

What are your goals in this short time you get?
When it's all said and done what do you hope to accomplish?
Do you want to:
Be respected Yes
Feared Not at all
Loved As the Dude said, as long as it's by my kids 100%
Thought of as a smart person, I'd like to think so
Raise good children Trying to raise GREAT men
Help others improve their lives In any way I can
Be faithful Striving every day, some days are harder than others, as when they chase you
Do our goals have to do with where we perceive we are in our life? Such as, thinking"I'm only halfway through my lifetime,I'll have plenty of time for that when I'm older". Because we are not promised tomorrow.
What things are important to you at this point In your life? How have they changed over your lifetime?

My only goal in life is to do my part in leaving this world better than I found it. All the above fits into it IMO. I strongly believe that our children are our legacy and are a direct reflection of their upbringing. (I am aware of those few cases that have multiple siblings raised exactly the same and one or two are complete screw ups and the rest are good folks) These views have changed for me as I have aged and been raising my family. The things that didn't mean that much to me at say 20, mean everything to me at 35.

 

[P]

I have all but quit working on my crawler for time with the kiddos. It'll get done when it gets done.

I don't know why, but money seems more important now.

Im in this category, not just kids but family in general. I find it hard to justify spending money on my junk more and more. Its just not a priority to me like it once was. Id like to finish this latest round of mods and just enjoy it in the woods and do some camping etc. As much as Id like to be back in a buggy, I doubt Ill ever build myself another one, but who knows

Probably sounds cheesy, but I just turned 42 and my kids are starting their " adult lives " now. College for HB, Joz the oldest getting married, the boy has one more year of HS so for me now my focus is to stay financially prepared to help them best I can, and to keep my wife happy and spoiled as best I am able to. This summer is gonna get interesting for us to say the least. Without much detail, Im also trying to move my Dad in with us soon.