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Being Single in the City

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This is not a rant, more of an observation.
Last Friday I noticed that one of the tires on the Silver Bullet was damn near bald. The rest of the tires were fine so I knew something was wrong. Problem was, I didn’t have time to drop it off at the mechanics since I had to get to the store AND had a full weekend planned- including driving to Wisconsin for a friends surprise birthday party.
So here it is Monday morning and I’ve had to cancel having coffee with another friend of mine so that I could take my car to the mechanic first thing this morning. If i wait till even 9:00 i run the risk of being without my car for two days!!! Which would be DEVASTATING for me!
So instead I get up early, load my bike on the bike rack (so that I am not tied to the mechanics waiting room, or worse riding in their dirty trucks). This is when Drew informs me that his Drivers Ed starts this week and since I am working when he is scheduled to be done for the day he will need to ride his bike home. Problem is his bike has a flat tire and neither one of can change it – and if we could we have no tubes. So he also loads his bike on the car so that I can drop it off at the bike shop sometime today.
This is my life. Had I a partner or even a second car I think things would be so much easier. The car could still get worked on, but maybe I wouldn’t have to ride my bike on a drizzly day. Maybe they would know how to change a bike tire, or even better, be able to pick Drew up after his lessons. But for the past 12 years this is how I’ve had to get things done. Again, I’m not complaining, just making an observation.
I think of the days when I did have a partner to share duties with and frankly that was more exhausting and frustrating. I know not all guys are like that, but until I find one that’s not I’ll continue to juggle parenthood and all it brings on my own and not complain. After all this is the life I chose.
Besides if I did have a partner I might have missed having this time alone at Caribou.
As soon as I’m done with my coffee, I’ll be biking the rest of the way home!

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