Great post! Drink more often. LOL
We didn't see eye to eye at times over are view of this company, but we're a lot more alike than you may think. We're in very similar places. I've got the wife and two kids. My dad left when I was one year old, but my step dad did the best he can. I have a good job, not great, I'm a designer for a good size company. I can pay the bills and for private school, but there's little left. We live in a typical 3 bedroom brick ranch. Things are good and much better than my parents had it overall. My whole outlook changed when I had kids though. I set out to find the big score as well because I want them to have the best and just have a better life than I have had at times. I get so tired of the daily grind of going to work, but do it every single morning for them. I hope to spare them from some of it anyway. We all work too hard and enjoy life far too little. I don't have as much tied up here as you, but it's a lot for us to have in one lottery ticket like this one. I hope it works out for all of us, but it doesn't look great now. We'll see.