Books, books and books

[andrewcardall]

Recently I have been buying and reading a hell of a lot of books, and the books I've been drawn to recently haven't been fictional works, but quite advanced and heavy reading history books, focussed on pretty much anything over the 20th Century, so mainly the world wars, Nazism, the Cold War and the breaking of Empires. I've always enjoyed reading

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[tiamai]

She is spot on with that comment.

As are you. Children are the biggest thing in life. Marrages may fail, morgages are paid off, careers end but our children remain.

*she says this as Christopher runs round the living room hitting a ball with a sword and aiming for anything breakable*

[manchester_red]

'As are you. Children are the biggest thing in life. Marrages may fail, morgages are paid off, careers end but our children remain.'

*sad smile* Yes . . . but they should be cherished while you do have them as you never know what will happen . . look at me. Children are something to be cherished and parenthood is an awesome respnsibility and the most rewarding thing you can undertake, in my opinion. If you ever get the chance Andrew, don't ever, ever let anything get in the way of you being the best dad a child could ever have.

[andrewcardall]

That's my plan, mate. I intend to always make time for my children, and when I see young parents with their young children around town, laughing and playing with them, I find myself waning my own kids! Men shouldn't be broody! ;)

[andrewcardall]

Thanks Dawn =)

I completely agree with what you say about kids. Marriages can - and increasingly do - end in divorce, and to all intents and purposes, you then wash your hands of that. But children are your own flesh and blood, and you never really stop looking out for them, no matter how old you or they get. So yes, when she said that, it really did mean a lot!

[manchester_red]

Might well look out for that one, Arnie. I do own a book compiled of 'what if' essays, drawm on pivotal moments throughout history - 'What If?', edited by Robert Cowley. Fascinating stuff. History turns on such a fine line at times - what if the Armada had succeeded? What if Napoleon had defeated the Prussians sufficiently heavily that they were unable to join Wellington at Waterloo? (Wellington would not have fought, would have retreated back across the Channel and Napoleon would have bought more time to face the Russian, Austrian and Prussian armies advancing on his borders.) What if Washington had been defeated? He came damned close to defeat and how different might the history of America have been

[andrewcardall]

I have the What If? book, actually, as well as it's sister, More What If? Both are extremely fascinating reads, I agree with you there Jeremy. Always an interesting past time to sit around and just ask yourself how different things could have been if for little event changes.

I try not to worry about what could have been, personally, outside of historical interest. On a personal level I focus on more what CAN be ;)