This is 40

After watching the movie This is 40, I was left in a rather weird and silent mood.
Two things:
1. I am not forty. (yet)
2. I don't have a right out of college marriage because I got pregnant.

So, maybe my thoughts are biased with my lack of experience on decisions made because of being pregnant and having to get married when I'm not ready. However, how can two people coexist under the same roof and completely despise the other for twenty years? How can they live continuing to scream and yell and fight night after night with pure hatred about their lives with each other and in front of their children, who resembled their parents with their same yelling and fighting and hatred.

For me, that life just doesn't seem full of happiness, but of misery and regret. A house of silence would be more comforting than that, though being in a relationship where there was a lack of communication is still unsettling.

This helps me to appreciate that I found my soul mate and that there is open communication between us. Our house is filled with laughter and love especially with our children which guarantees a long and healthy life. Don't get me wrong, every family has their moments, but we work ours out at the moment it begins.

Remember, life is what you make of it and can end without a warning. Live life fully and make many blessed memories that your children (if you have them) can pass on to their children and so on. Most importantly, make life memorable and full of happiness.

"If you ain't laughing, you ain't living. If you ain't living, then you're dying." I can't remember who said this, but these are some of the wisest words I have ever heard and keep close to my heart.