Once upon a time, there was a man who divorced his wife and remarried. He now had a toddler stepchild, but he was already looking for a third wife.
One day, he was at work when his new wife called him. She said that she was taking the toddler to the doctor and that he needed to come home early to pick them up.
The man sighed. He didn’t want to leave work early, but he knew that he had to. He got up from his desk and walked over to the phone. He was about to pick it up when he noticed something.
His phone was sitting in the middle of a pile of mugs, donut halves, tissue paper, and permanent marker pens. But what caught his eye most was the photo of his toddler stepchild that was displayed as the wallpaper.
The man looked at the photo for a long time. He realized that he didn’t know anything about this child. He didn’t know what he liked to eat, what he liked to play with, or what his favorite color was. He didn’t even know his name.
The man felt a pang of guilt. He had been so focused on finding a third wife that he had forgotten all about the child that he already had.
He picked up the phone and called his new wife. He told her that he was going to stay at work late. He said that he needed to finish some important projects.
But the truth was, the man needed some time to think. He needed to figure out why he was so unhappy in his relationships. And he needed to figure out how to be a better stepfather to his toddler child.
The man spent the rest of the night thinking. He realized that he had been making a lot of small mistakes in his life. He had been putting his own needs first without thinking about the needs of others. He had been too quick to judge and too slow to forgive.
The man knew that he needed to change. He needed to start making small, incremental changes to his lifestyle. He needed to become a better person, for himself and for his family.
The next day, the man went to work early. He cleaned up his desk and organized his files. He also made a list of all the things that he wanted to change about himself.
The man knew that it wouldn’t be easy to change his ways. But he was determined to do it. He knew that he had to be a better person, for himself and for his family.
The man started by making small changes to his diet and exercise habits. He also started spending more time with his toddler stepchild. He learned his name and what he liked to eat and play with.
Over time, the man became a better person. He was more patient, more understanding, and more forgiving. He was also a better stepfather to his toddler child.
The man never found a third wife. But he didn’t need to. He was happy with his life and with the family that he had.
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