I grew up in a religious family
I grew up knowing that if you promised to do something, or not say something, then breaking that promise was the same as loosing all trust of that person you promised to
but
time and time again I kept promising and, because of one reason or another, I kept 'having' to break those promises
I got married for the first time and promised so many things
but
because I was a complete head fuck (someone who had many problems in their head that they could not sort out, did not even know what those problems were many times) I ended up breaking those promises
Because I broke those promises I lost the woman that I dearly loved.
I cried my tears for a few years and then met another wonderful woman and eventually married her, promising again many things that, because I was still a head fuck, I could not keep.
We had three wonderful children.
I kept promising and breaking my promises to my new wife and even my children
Until
I realised that promising was stupid unless you knew that you really could keep those promises
So I stopped promising and started trying to find answers to all the head fucks that were in my head. I lost that love and nearly lost my children
It took me years and years of self examination and questioning.
and still I won't say I promise
If I am going to do something for someone then I don't promise
I just do it.
If I can't do it or am not sure whether I can do it
I leave it till the time when it needs to be done then do it if I possibly can.
But
I don't promise
Nick Clegg, David Cameron and all you other politicians
Take note
I think they call it growing up
and you lot have had good enough educations to know when you are lying or not
when you say
"I promise"
Grow up
