(IJCH) A Post By @honeybird. A Memory. And Gratitude...

IJCH - Inside JaiChai's Head (meaning: My warped, personal opinions and musings.)

From the Author

Salutations.

I am JaiChai.

And if I haven't had the pleasure to make your acquaintance, it's always nice to meet a fellow Steemian.

I just read a nice post by @honeybird:

https://steemit.com/life/@honeybird/changing-your-baby

Then I posted this comment/reply to @honeybird:

@honeybird,

Enjoyed your post.

Salutations.

I am Jaichai. Very pleased to make your acquaintance.

RE: Your Post

When my daughter was still in diapers, I had to make a trip with her from Asia to Southern Florida.

The trip was not pre-planned.

My father was in the ICU because his cancer had relapsed and he was literally on his death bed.

See:

https://steemit.com/life/@jaichai/what-will-you-say-on-your-deathbed

I was neither psychologically, nor financially prepared for the flight.

That made the very expensive, last minute, over 24-hour flight weigh heavily on my already overburdened mind.

Luckily, every flight attendant on every flight we took could sense my plight and generously took care of my daughter (including diaper changing) - just so I could try and get some sleep.

But of course, I still couldn't get a wink of sleep.

Anyway, your post reminded me how kind those flight attendants were to me and my daughter.

And also how the act of changing diapers can represent such kindness.

I'm hoping each one of those many flight attendants - of which, I can only remember two names: Rebecca and Joan, knows that, even after more than a decade, I am still so very, very grateful.

And I know it is foolish, but I hope they somehow can see this:

Apologize for this long rant.

The old tongue loves to wag, no?

Upvoted and following you now.

Namaste (I recognize the divine in you, my friend),

JaiChai

(End of Comment/Reply)

Many thanks for reading my post. And if you enjoyed it, please: Upvote, Follow, Comment and Resteem.

- JaiChai "My mind was a terrible thing to waste..."

About the Author

He is a retired U.S. Military veteran. Believing that school was too boring, he dropped out of High School early; only to earn an AA, BS and MBA in less than 4 years much later in life – while working full-time as a Navy/Marine Corps Medic. In spite of a fear of heights and deep water, he freefall parachuted out of airplanes and performed diving ops in very deep, open ocean water.

He spends his days on an island paradise with his teenage daughter, longtime girlfriend and three dogs.

Parting Shot -