Maya: You seem to think you know something about me. You keep making these assumptions that are founded in fiction. So allow me to set the record straight:
I have a pretty darn good relationship with my mother and father. It is a healthy, open relationship that we quite enjoy, as it has become a relationship of parent/son as well as one of peer/peer. We speak pretty regularly, usually at least once a week. Our busy schedules don't allow for too much more, but we make it a point to communicate often. So please stop insisting I need to speak to them. I do.
You also have insisted, on more than one occassion, that I need to utilize my "potential", that I am, in some way, squandering my life. Well, I think I am doing okay with my "potential". I could always do better, but I wouldn't say I have squandered it. Let's see: good scholarship to a good undergraduate college, served a 2 year, full time religious mission to Guatemala, married a wonderful, caring, beautiful woman (going on 9 years now) with whom I am working to raise 3 children of our own, on top of the 14 year old foster daughter we cared for most of last year. Add to that being accepted to and graduating from one of the top medical schools in the nation, matching in one of the most competitive residencies at an ivy league institution, and trying to be the best father and husband I can be, well, frankly, I don't see too much squandering there.
I don't want to sound like I am bragging. I certainly didn't do any of this on my own. I have been blessed by my Father in Heaven every step of the way, as well as having been supported by an amazing family (both parents/siblings and wife/children). But, to show my appreciation for the blessings I have received, I have tried pretty hard not to waste the potential I have.
Seeing as how you know nothing about me, I would appreciate it if you would stop insisting I have or am wasting my potential. You are in no position to lecture me on how I should live my life. That is for those who actually know me.
