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OK, OK, i have finally started a Blog. My first ever! |
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This is my first Blog. I decided to start this one here as I really enjoy WDC! 52 yr old remarried, Navy veteran, father, and Star Trek geek battling Depression, type 2 Diabetes, and the rest of the world it seems. Red Foreman is my spirit animal and my wife is the only thing keeping me (somewhat) sane at the moment. My therapist gave me an assignment to write a journal. My handwriting is atrocious and at times I cannot even read what I put down on paper. So, back to the blog. I do not know if I will make this public or if this will be coherent. May just end up being the ramblings of a man tired of everyone being offended at every little thing and who cannot understand why sending a woman a picture of your "junk" is ok. What happened to men! |
| Re-re-beginning my blog. Anyone else have kids who think they are so slick in coming up with new scams? I have four ages 22, 20, 16, 14. Every once in a while they try something and I catch them. I then point out how what they did is nothing new and proceed to regale them with the exact same thing from my youth. It is like when they come to me and say "have you heard the new song by <insert pop star here>? It is so awesome! or Lit! or the bomb!" whatever is the current slang of the week. They play it and I start singing along. They are stunned. I then tell them how this song is from the 60s or the 70s and this is just a remake. They argue because at their tender age, they have all the knowledge they will ever need to get through life. I just laugh and play the tune from my phone by the original artist. I am amazed by how little they actually know and do not realize it until I remember how I knew all when I was a kid. It is amazing, the older I became, the smarter my dad became in my memories. I reflect on this as my ex-wife is moving my two youngest kids away to the east coast. Not to be a bitch or anything. She has a legitimate job waiting for her with a lot more money which will only help their situation. However, instead of being 400 miles away which is a 7 hour car ride, they will be over 1300 miles away. I can't afford to visit that often as about 40% of my take home pay goes to child support. this is just a statement, not a gripe. I have absolutely no issues paying my child support. They are my kids and I will do what I can to support them. I just feel at times that I miss out on so much because I can't live near them. The throwing up in my car, the attitude day in and day out, the food messes they leave.....wait....I do not miss those....wrong list. I miss the concerts and parent nights. When they ask for homework help or need me to take them to sports practice. I feel like a bad father because I am not there all the time. The worst part is not seeing them every day. When I come home from work my kids are not there to greet me. That hurts more than anything in my life. Remember that men. You may not see it as a big deal, but it sucks! Every day! Spend time with your kids when you can. You never know when that could take an abrupt turn. |
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