Entitlement

A friend and I were talking today about some people she knows who are getting divorced after 30+ years of marriage. "Why?" is all I could say - couldn't get my head around it - can only imagine how their kids feel - like coming to the edge of the world and falling off. My friend suggested that perhaps the woman felt entitled to more than what she had - that she felt entitled to more passion, more romance, more understanding than she thought she was getting from her husband. We live in a society that makes us feel entitled to so many things that we aren't entitled to. We're given a chance to come here and given agency - I think that's all we are actually entitled to. The rest is just frosting. Made me wonder what things lurk in my "I'm entitled to" bin. Also made me grateful for what I have. So here are a couple things I'm grateful for:

1) Niko's darling smile -- especially his I teeth :)
2) another little boy arriving soon
3) a husband that I trust and love to pillow talk and laugh with
4) baby skin
5) central A/C and heat
6) phone calls to and from family
7) disaster averted :) - especially when living with a 2 year old
8) pink, red and orange gerber daisies all smooshed together in one vase
9) Panang Tofu from Thai Shirlington
10) my home, that has no insulation, but has room for guests