FamilY: A son away at grad school. One good sis and her family. Then, my clan has all succumbed to every type cancer known to man. A famous doctor asked my good sis: Were your parents brother and sister? You have so many health issues. Oh hell no. But, the road I was raised on became known as Widow's road. And most moved to a differing location following so many autoimmunes and cancers.
Friends: I managed to keep a few friends since the banning. I can count them on both hands. People go with the so called cool kids.
(And, once some idiot throws mod on ur profile, so he can go and party, you will be banned from every forum.)
Relationships: To usurp the words at facebook: Its complicated.
I am glad you shared sprizzler. And, very glad u r such a good family man to your brothers, ur sons, and ur wife.
Awesome. What joy to have 2 boys under five.
I guess for me, it was being away at colleges and then law school. I did not marry till both my parents had gone home to glory. I promised my father. Well, a couple months before me mother went home I married.. And, women just dump u if u don't marry. (my grammar school and high school friends. college? i did not live on campus, so I stayed to myself. But, one, my closest friend, said: Until you marry, you cannot hang with us. They hate single women around it seems. She also put her healthy 10 yr old shepherd to death cuz she got new furniture. witch. she kept him outside anyway so how could he harm furniture? she tried to reconcile when she saw me mothers obit and saw i had finally married and had a child. ah, no. too late.)
So, my sister and family r very close. Some real life friends. But, mostly housebound, my friends r online. So far.
(04-29-2015, 12:25 PM)Charon Wrote: [ -> ]I am glad you shared sprizzler. Â And, very glad u r such a good family man to your brothers, ur sons, and ur wife.
Awesome. Â What joy to have 2 boys under five. Â
I guess for me, it was being away at colleges and then law school. Â I did not marry till both my parents had gone home to glory. Â I promised my father. Â Well, a couple months before me mother went home I married.. Â And, women just dump u if u don't marry. Â (my grammar school and high school friends. Â college? Â i did not live on campus, so I stayed to myself. Â But, one, my closest friend, said: Â Until you marry, you cannot hang with us. Â They hate single women around it seems. She also put her healthy 10 yr old shepherd to death cuz she got new furniture. Â witch. Â she kept him outside anyway so how could he harm furniture? Â she tried to reconcile when she saw me mothers obit and saw i had finally married and had a child. Â ah, no. Â too late.)
So, my sister and family r very close. Â Some real life friends. Â But, mostly housebound, my friends r online. Â So far.
Well, I'm sure there are other IOP members or x members here that may know my story, but I'll touch on it for those who don't know me.
I lost my mom a couple of weeks ago who was my last surviving family member. I lost my younger brother a few yrs. ago that was a total shock. I also lost my very best and dearest friend of 45 yrs. to cancer around that same time. I'm feeling pretty alone in this world right now. I seem to lose all of those that I love dearly. Maybe I'm jinxed or something.
My family now consist of my 2 Cocker Spaniels, one being 15 yrs. old and in poor health. She may be my next loss and I don't know if I can take anymore losses. Also have my mom's 2 pups that I've had to take in when she had to go into a nursing home.
I was my mom's care giver for yrs. until she had a stroke and lost the use of her legs. I was no longer able to give her the care she needed with the health problems of my own. My mom and I were very close. We were all each other had and it's gonna be tuff without her in my life. The full reality of it hasn't really hit me yet, but I know it will come and I'll be a basket case for awhile.
But, life goes on. I know that if it wasn't for the many friends I have on a few forums, I would feel like a totally lost little puppy.
I hope to connect with old friends from other forums and make some new ones as well.
I hope everyone is doin' well and stays safe.
Cricket
you have always touched peoples hearts cricket. rely on the support of ur friends at all ur forums. there r very good people at every forum.
and, we need to have good people, such as u, at ioplist, unless it gets worse..and u r safe elsewhere.
hold on my friend. i still quote my mother and my father daily to my good sis. I can hardly wait to see them again.
It was a hard job u have had. A very hard road to walk. And, you are doing it all so well.
I am here if you need me. No Pms r read here. (just sayin')
Doh. Should have named the thread. It was supposed to be the all encompassing friends, family and relationships.
i'm so sorry Charon. my family lives a thousand miles from me but at least I can pick up the phone to talk and sometimes I don't even feel like doing that.... This makes me want to call them I feel alone in this new city sometimes but i realize i do have friends just not the ones i grew up with and really know me.
Hello I have been Married for 22 years I have 4 kids from 18 to 25 yes I had them bam bam bam ...bam. My kids are all wonderful one however is severely bipolar and one has Asperger syndrome, however he is probably the smartest person I have ever met with an IQ of 176 he is in college now making straight A's as always I want him to do Constitutional Law but as most kids these days he is going for computer science with an emphasis in nano technologies. I also have 4 wonderful Grand kids also.
Im an only child of a shitty situation- dad needed babysitting, bitch needs dental insurance, kids gets emotionally destroyed till he gets the balls to rather sleep in a truckstop than putup with what he was conditioned to think is normal.
The father then has the balls to call cops and report kid as a runaway, when they had in fact changed the locks an hour before.
The kid did ok through youth but realized relationships are not the same game at 16and 26. Long story short i went 6 years without it, met a girl on backpage expecting nothing more than im payin for. Turns out she digs me more than i was prepared for and now we have a weird dating setup. I guess the takeaway is... Shit is fucked up and aint changing
No family. Father and only son committed suicide. I am an RV traveller, and my only friend or two are email only in other areas. The best times of my life now are when I have a good dream. I try to keep up.Â
Spanky
My situation is odd. Â I have no family -- I broke off contact over 25 years ago due to childhood and ongoing abuse. Â
My husband has no family either -- his stepfather murdered his mother and then himself.
We happily cohabitation with cats, dogs and dust bunnies. Â Housework evades us both, but my husband does try. Â Mostly, we just keep to ourselves.