What are you thankful for

[AmyJahabee]

Counting my blessings! I have always been blessed with health, comfort, happiness and joy in my life, however, one of the main things that I’m extremely thankful for is my ability to be able to take care of my children as a single parent with a completely absent father. My daughters are so blessed that I can afford to give them so much in life.What are you thankful for?

I am thankful for my husband, he takes good care of me, he never loses patience with me, he doesn't get frustrated or angry when we come across another thing that I suddenly can't do. He understands that my disability can progress at such a rate that I may not be able to do something that i was fine doing yesterday. When i was diagnosed and i gave him the 'get out now if you can't handle it' talk he took me into his arms and said he knew what he signed up for when he married me. He went away and learnt as much as he could about my condition and is always looking for new ways to help me. This man is not just my husband and my carer, he is my lifeline.

@ToadRage he sounds absolutely amazing. My husband will most likely take on a caring role for me at some point. In the last two weeks since my diagnosis he has really stepped up. I have had to at times ask him to stop and allow me to still be independent. He has a chronic condition himself which although is stable he understands the mental and physical anguish when struggling.

There are truly some decent men out there.

@Oioiqueen @ToadRage really good to hear your stories 😊

My husband saved my life. I am so thankful to him and that I am alive. I had a heart attack and was incapacitated so fast, I would have died had he not got help.

My health. Honestly that is the one thing I am so so grateful for. I have friends in their early 40s, suffering from fibromyalgia, prolapsed discs, endometriosis, PCOS, my darling cousin passed away from bowel cancer aged 40. I am so so so lucky and so grateful that I am still fit with no health conditions and I do not take that for granted for one second.

A good husband. The men I read about in MN are rude, selfish, lazy, unkind and all-round useless people..Mine is kind, generous, helpful, considerate, polite and has more empathy than anyone else I've known. I can't fathom why so many women seem to get mixed up with miserable,. useless men.

Also of course I must say my health and the health of everyone in my immediate family is in good state, generally speaking.

Good health, a happy marriage, happy children, fantastic friends, a good career, financial stability.

@RememberBeKindWithKaren people tend to post if something is wrong ie husband treating them badly.
we need a positive post to also make others understand there are still good men and women out there

I am grateful for my family and friends, my beloved cat, my job, and my little cat.

That my gorgeous, brilliant husband has finally landed an amazing job after 18 months of redundancy, during which time he (senior marketing exec earning £££££) took on the ONLY job he was offered, which was an 8 HR a week NMW retail job, and took on all of the house and life admin whilst I went back to a full on, full time job in my previous profession after 14 years out as a SAHM.

My children, my reasonable health for my age, my not rich but comfortable life in retirement, my resilience as life keeps throwing me curved balls but I can always pick myself up and dust myself down. Tomorrow is another day!

My husband who is a very good man who loves me. Being able to have and raise two children. Not having to worry day to day about money. My physical health

My sobriety.

My DH, his calmness, kindness and generosity.

Our good health into our 50s and 60s.

Our house and garden.

How much I love living in our little town.

Being able to afford treats, such as eating out, whenever we feel like it.

My dd
My dcat
The ability to feed ourselves and have a roof over our heads and a little car
Our bed and our tv
Stuffed crust pepperoni pizza

Goes without saying: my lovely husband and children.

But also my education, long ago in the 60s and 70s. Small, wonderful prep/primary school then a girls’ grammar school. I was a working class child but I was academic and my education introduced me to music, art and literature which have been a lifelong pleasure. I simply cannot imagine what my life would have been like if I hadn’t had these things to enrich it…and which I’ve passed on to my children.

Honestly - if you have these things you can enjoy life with very little money!

Husband 100 %
wonderful children
heating, water, electric etc etc!
a decent food shop budget
health
v little stress (now)
inner peace

Nice thread.

Always thankful for my lovely husband who is so loving and kind. So much patience and wisdom. He always knows what I need. Spoilt rotten in many ways. He’s just great. My best friend.

Two healthy & happy children. They don’t give me any trouble. Good natured, polite, feisty in the best ways, just great kids.

Good health. All of us.

My job. Work from home, it’s flexible, it’s pretty easy, paid well. Bit of stress now and again, but it’s good stress.

A supportive and loving wider family. Everyone gets on, there’s never any drama.

Financial security. Never have to worry about money, which makes life easy and enjoyable.

These things could change at any time, so I always remind myself how lucky I am. I am always thankful.

My husband - he is a very good human being. My cute rescue dog who gives us so much love.

I love where I live - 5 minutes from a national park and 5 minutes from the sea. A great community.

We are mortgage free and I am grateful for that. Not rich, but we are OK financially. And we're both pretty healthy.

I am happy with my life.

So much. My husband. Sounds cheesy but he is my best friend and favourite person.

My kids. 18 and 20 and healthy and happy (atm. Happiness levels can vary but all normal, manageable things thank goodness). ND so I know how hard things can be for them and how different it could be. I'm happy they're happy.

My mum still being here. She has stage 4 lung cancer with liver mets. Grateful we have some time with her.

It's in a state, but thankful for NHS. Particularly since own issues and Mum's diagnosis. When I think of some people in other countries who can't access healthcare and medication. Can't imagine what that's like.

We're not rich. Not well off. But we're comfortable. Had a few financial hits lately and not much in the pot but we're lucky we can pay the bills and don't struggle. Have been there before. Its a scary feeling to have nothing.

My husband, my kids, my lovely little house with a wood burning stove and a dog.

My husband too, is wonderful but my main thing is the fact that we are able to help out our adult children who despite working full time struggle sometimes. We aren’t rich by any stretch of the imagination but can make sure they don’t end up in debt. My parents could do the same for me, so just passing it on down.

My amazing husband ..we've been together 38 years
My Daughters and their husbands and my two grandsons.
I'm 56 and my job is rubbish and low paid ,we don't have a lot of income but we have a home we own and enough.

Healthy and supportive family and a relationship that has enabled our children to be brought up to be natured and loved by both their parents and them to develop to be empathetic and compassionate members of society. And to be fortunate to earn enough to afford the space to keep lovely 🐐 and other animals.

Profoundly grateful to God; He never leaves my side.