(My sister in bath) Mum, when will I get one of those? *points to mum's hairy noo noo*
This is rough. Being away from the kids is exactly why I got out of the military. I hope you guys find a good balance.
Lol no not at all. There just weren't low cost options where I was. There was one, but it was awful. Babies in high chairs with no front and kids lying in cribs crying unattended. Child care is a rough business because of funding, but it's gotten better now thanks to an expansion of pre-K and daycare slots by the state and local government. When my kids were young we were basically screwed.
You won everything today. I'm logging off the internet because everything else I read will be downhill from here.
Lol.
I feel for guys with stories about bad divorces. I just can't imagine how much harder being a parent is when you add that into the mix, hopefully I never find out.My kids probably saved my life. I was out of control, met a chick, told her to get in my mailtruck (kinda like poetic justice but with drugs and booze), then I got a place, put her in it and she got preggo. I 60% straightened up and the next one came. Every time one would pop out she was off and I was getting my stuff tighter. After years of tragedy and treatment(hers) we got married after much counseling, one great month of probably what one would consider a normal life, we had friends over, she snuck a six pack in, she couldn't do it(normal life). She came back 3 days later with hickeys and new duds drunk and high dancing like a stripper, kids were 2 and 3 at this point. I filed for divorce the next day.
My daughters are 14 and 15 now, I've raised them entirely alone, no support since then.
I've got a million stories, but they're just ours mainly. Every day we do and say crazy stuff.
I'm a pretty....dynamic, person, so that's rubbed off on them, even the conservative one and we are laughing wrestling and all over the house for awhile.
There's been nightmarish hell too, I wasn't built to be everything they need, so I'm trying everything to hold on.
One is doing better than the other, but one is too much like me.
I took her to horse therapy today, we start weekly every Thursday now. Between that, counseling, sports, everything I do etc. hopefully these things get better.
Without them I'd probably have ended up like all my buddies, dead or in prison or both.
I'm not sure anything else could've stopped me.
These days I'm coming to terms that I've been in my own way, and can now give them nearly 100% until they graduate, then gradually begin my bucket list, maybe meet someone.
They are both beautiful and gifted. Today I got the "a guy asked me to homecoming, can I go?" from BOTH of them.
Friends, it's gonna be a loooooooong 4 years!
And who am I kidding, it's gonna be a long forever
I have a feeling my kid might be a troublemaker like i was. I don't look forward to those trips to the school. I might just whip an teacher's ass if they be fuckin' up.
Ya, well you are going to have to. Some teachers are assholes just like everywhere else.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
@Kelly made earlier today and my little one runs up to me. So i'm reading a thread in cageside
"Daddy, what'chu doin'?", she inquires.
"Nothin' much sweetheart, just reading.", I reply.
"Let me see, please?", she asks.
"See, baby. It's nothing i think you'd be terribly interested in.", i say tilting the phone where she can see.
"What that?!", her voice raising slightly as she points to kelly's avatar.
Kicking myself i answer, "Sweetie, that's a picture of Mr. Kelly's wife, and he's very proud of her."
One confused look later she says, "okay" and takes off running.
@Kelly for sharing.
