Category: relationships
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Daily Prompt 4/18/23
Moving to be with my wife. I knew her in college. We had been friends on FB for years, sometimes messaging for awhile over a period of days. But always supporting each other. After she lost her husband, I became her best source of support as we messaged every day. We messaged all day, every…
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Daily Prompt 4/17/23
One time on a deployment, I was enjoying a final drink with some coworkers who had become great friends. We were celebrating our deployment and how we had managed to not kill anyone. To my left was this weird group of guys who were laughing and hollering. They would be quiet and leaning into something,…
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I am back!
It’s been a very busy last few days. On Friday my wife and had plans for antiquing, lunch out, a stop at an Amish bakery, and just a good, relaxing trip. It was a wonderful day. I got a great email from the mom of one of new soccer players, stating that she was excited…
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Daily Prompt 4/12/23
Once upon a time, during what feels like a lifetime ago, I broke my hand when I punched a very thick glass mirror. I didn’t break the mirror, but I did break my hand. After weeks in a cast, I finally got free and got to start occupational therapy. I’ve done physical therapy a couple…
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Daily Prompt 4/9/23
Yesterday I wrote all about Boy #1 and questioned his work ethic. The positive thing he did for me was talk to me last night and make me see him through his heart. Everything he said made me question our way of life in this country, my past, and my future. For him, it’s not…
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Work Ethic
Boy #1 has no work ethic. I hate saying it. I tried so hard with him. He’s always been…slow. Slow to follow directions, slow to take care of what he needs to, slow to grasp what the hell is going on around him. He got fired from his fast food job last night. At McDonald’s.…
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I used to be better
I remember a time in my life, 2014-2016, when I could do the following: get up, shower, get dressed, get 4 kids up and dressed, get everyone to school/daycare, go to work, be productive all day at work, leave work, pick up the two at daycare, get home, change, get back on the road to…
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Daily Prompt 4/1/23
Pre-pandemic life was me working in the Air Force, in the office 99.9% of the time, drained, desperately needing help, married, and unable to take any medication or get any assistance for ADHD, PTSD nightmares, or anxiety. Now I am married to someone amazing who loves me and treats well, I live in a completely…
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My ancestry adventures…revisited
I’ve written a lot about my searches for information on various family members. I use a bunch of sites to find information and sometimes I forget where I’ve seen something interesting. Right before our trip to Colonial Williamsburg, I saw something about being related to Pocahontas. I thought that was pretty cool, especially when I…