I Might Lose It

My friend Scott and I used to come home from elementary school and read comic books in his basement for hours.  Then we would go buy more at the comic book store and talk about comic books on the way there and on the way back.  The perpetual conversation was, “if you could have any superpower, what would it be?”  He would always say he wanted to fly and I would always choose super-strength…until we got a bit older and started noticing girls – then we both picked x-ray vision.

I don’t talk to Scott anymore, haven’t in twenty years.  Friendships that end in big fights are sad, but they are aren’t as tragic as the ones that end by degrees – the ones that slip away for no reason until they are past the point of revival.

And things slip away at increasing speed the older you get.  Spring and Summer feel like Monday and Tuesday, Summer bleeds into Fall while you’re stirring your coffee.

I’m doing good work these days.  Things are different than a few years back when I could hardly get out of bed in the morning.  There is purpose in every hour of the day, responsibility.  I’m managing money the way I’ve always wanted to and working 5 days a week with my idol.  People want to hear what I have to say.  I’m spending most of my waking hours talking to brilliant people, hundreds of new connections and acquaintances who are so much smarter and more interesting than I could ever hope to be.  I’m learning and hustling and failing and succeeding and I’m scared to death that it will all end.  I want this time to last forever, I need it to.  But I know it won’t and I think I just might lose it when it’s gone.

My daughter’s going to kindergarten in two weeks and my son just stopped taking naps on Wednesday.  I was at work but this is what I’ve been told.  Just out of nowhere, he’s a baby and then he’s not.  And the little girl whose crib I slept on the floor next to will be walking into a school with 12-year-olds in it.  I swear she was born yesterday.  I can’t throw away another stroller or see another garbage bag filled with the baby toys that so many of my memories are attached to.  And if I can’t stop or at least slow these kids down from growing up I think I might just lose it.

Anyway, Scott, if you’re out there and reading this, I change my answer.  I don’t want to fly or have super-strength, I just want to stop time.  Or at least slow it down.

If I can’t, I might lose it.

 

This content, which contains security-related opinions and/or information, is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. There can be no guarantees or assurances that the views expressed here will be applicable for any particular facts or circumstances, and should not be relied upon in any manner. You should consult your own advisers as to legal, business, tax, and other related matters concerning any investment.

The commentary in this “post” (including any related blog, podcasts, videos, and social media) reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints, and analyses of the Ritholtz Wealth Management employees providing such comments, and should not be regarded the views of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. or its respective affiliates or as a description of advisory services provided by Ritholtz Wealth Management or performance returns of any Ritholtz Wealth Management Investments client.

References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. Charts and graphs provided within are for informational purposes solely and should not be relied upon when making any investment decision. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The content speaks only as of the date indicated. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects, and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.

Wealthcast Media, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers

Please see disclosures here.

What's been said:

Discussions found on the web
  1. first sex strap on commented on Dec 01

    first sex strap on

    […]Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a handful of unrelated information, nonetheless genuinely really worth taking a look, whoa did one particular master about Mid East has got additional problerms too […]

  2. Double Penetrator commented on Dec 02

    Double Penetrator

    […]Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine several unrelated information, nevertheless actually worth taking a search, whoa did one discover about Mid East has got additional problerms also […]

  3. mumbai police commented on Dec 02

    mumbai police

    […]The facts talked about in the article are some of the very best obtainable […]

  4. x5 9 hard on vibrator commented on Dec 04

    x5 9 hard on vibrator

    […]just beneath, are several absolutely not associated sites to ours, on the other hand, they are certainly really worth going over[…]

  5. anal sex commented on Dec 04

    anal sex

    […]The facts mentioned in the post are several of the top accessible […]

  6. clit licker toy commented on Dec 05

    clit licker toy

    […]Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine some unrelated data, nonetheless seriously worth taking a look, whoa did one master about Mid East has got additional problerms as well […]

  7. best kona coffee beans commented on Dec 05

    best kona coffee beans

    […]check below, are some completely unrelated internet websites to ours, nevertheless, they’re most trustworthy sources that we use[…]

  8. water based lubricant commented on Dec 06

    water based lubricant

    […]Here are some of the websites we recommend for our visitors[…]

  9. wand attachments commented on Dec 06

    wand attachments

    […]Every when inside a while we pick blogs that we read. Listed beneath would be the newest web pages that we pick […]

  10. Orlando SEO services commented on Dec 07

    Orlando SEO services

    […]Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a handful of unrelated information, nonetheless seriously worth taking a appear, whoa did one master about Mid East has got more problerms at the same time […]

  11. small prostate vibrator commented on Dec 07

    small prostate vibrator

    […]Every when in a although we opt for blogs that we study. Listed beneath would be the newest web sites that we opt for […]

  12. Cracked iPhone commented on Dec 07

    Cracked iPhone

    […]Every as soon as inside a whilst we decide on blogs that we read. Listed below would be the most up-to-date internet sites that we pick out […]

  13. pocket masturbator commented on Dec 08

    pocket masturbator

    […]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I enjoy but do not get a lot of link adore from[…]

  14. خرید apple id commented on Dec 08

    خرید اپل ایدی

    I was curious if you at any time considered of modifying the structure of your web site? Its extremely properly composed I really like what youve got to say. But probably you could a tiny much more in the way of articles so people could link with it gr…