Sunday, January 25, 1987
253 pounds

In reading some of the poignantly sad entries of the past few months, I am ashamed. Yet those have been, and still often are, my true feelings. I could write all sorts of happy and beautiful lies, but I think of Shakespeare’s words, “To thine own self, be true.” My diary will be worthless to me if I am not honest with myself. Today I must write about something that fills my soul with hope and joy and love:

THE OTHER MAN

by Rosemary Green

I love my husband very much—

I’ve been fifteen years his wife.

So it surprises even me to find a

new man in my life.

I suppose I saw it coming, but I

had no self-control!

He hypnotized away my heart;

he mesmerized my soul.

He never said he loved me,

we’d no need to verbalize.

His charming smile said enough

… and that look—deep in his eyes.

Oh, he’s made my life just

crazy, but I cannot let him go!

I think about him day and

night; I really love him so.

My husband knows about us.

He thinks it rather fun

That I should love this guy so

much… my precious, newborn son!

I feel almost worshipful of my precious Jon Tyler. For these past five months, he has brought sunshine into my bleakest day, my darkest hour. My love lor him is immeasurable. I am overwhelmingly grateful for the precious gift of motherhood. There is no experience on earth that can compare to the delight and sacred reverence one feels when holding a baby.