I had the best duck in the pond but he swam away.<\/p>\n
My duck had a tough year and I should have worked harder to support him. Instead, I let the pressure of bills and finances get to me and I quacked at him harshly. We all feel some stress from finances these days, but why didn't I see that what pond we swam in wasn't as important as that we swam together?<\/p>\n
Some lessons get learned too late.<\/p>\n
I hope my duck swims home soon so I can pet him and treat him like the special quacking partner he is. If he doesn't, I'll have to sharpen my bill so I can take care of any poaching female quackers until he does.<\/p>\n
I have to believe he will. Second chances aren't just for romance novels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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