{"id":635,"date":"2021-09-25T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midlifecrices.com\/?p=635"},"modified":"2025-04-21T04:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T04:59:33","slug":"it-is-what-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midlifecrices.com\/?p=635","title":{"rendered":"It is what it is&#8230;&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My darling R<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Thank you for your time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The days, the weeks, the months and years<\/p>\n<p>The tantrums, tears and smiles<\/p>\n<p>We didn\u2019t \u2018wait \u2019til later\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And we surely didn&#8217;t plan<\/p>\n<p>We lived the here and now<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0each day\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And watched our children shine<\/p>\n<p>We lived and loved and built a family of strength and joy<\/p>\n<p>My heart is surely broken but I know I will survive<\/p>\n<p>You taught me well and carefully<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I hope I make you proud.<\/p>\n<p>How lucky I am to have loved you<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My darling R Thank you for your time. 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