One of my wife’s favorite games as a child was the Game of Life, so when she found out I had never played it, we immediately went to the store. After we set up the newly purchased game on the dining room table and my wife went over the basic rules with me, we began to play.
All was going well at first. I had successfully made it through college, was debt free, married, and had begun a successful career as a doctor. I had even just bought my first home—not exactly the one I was hoping for (the farmhouse), but a home nonetheless. I decided firmly against the family path and had chosen to focus on my career on the life path. I was happily cruising down life’s road, taking in the scenery with my wife at my side. Until everything fell apart.
The Procrastinating Writer 