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Thanks man .. yeah i think as a man, we always just say "Im allright" and don't speak up about our problems, so its nice to get it out there sometimes.Dam Q , sorry that you had and have to go through this. Its obvious you have found a way to cope. I interact with you on a daily basis and would have never known. Thanks for sharing brother, sometimes that's the best thing to do is get it out. I'm here for you brother. Keep them Shoulders back, stand tall, chin up, and keep Marching on my friend. God bless you .
beautiful said broSorry to hear you're going through this storm.. We all are either going in, already in, or through the storms in life..
I've been through all phases more than once!!
Currently blessed and counting those blessings every second..
Thank you - that was very generous of you and it was nice to read.@Beau, takes a lot of courage to share that! Glad you are staying strong. What a lot of outsiders don't realize about what we do is that it's not all about vanity. This **** makes you mentally stronger!
Wow - what tremendous character those negative events have forged into your personality. And, you triumphed over it - that is awesome. Just to be able to trust someone in a relationship, after two different types of betrayal, took tremendous courage - and it sounds as if that courage resulted in tremendous rewards with your wife and children.I tell my wife about this forum. She automatically thinks meatheads.. I told her the other day about the skin care thread. I told her about this thread this morning. She actually told me that she's glad that I have this forum to talk to guys like all of you..
Other than my neighbors, I really don't have friends. I've been sitting at home from surgery for a month now and you all are my only outlet..
My 1st wife (while I was I'm San Diego in the Marine's), was both physically and mentally abusive towards me.. There I was, a young, alone dude in Cali, & she was torturing me and nobody in the Corp's knew about it..
Wife #2 decided that after I paid her way through paramedic school at a private college, that she wanted to sleep with all the firefighters in town..
Now, with wife #3, I have 3 beautiful kids (boy and girl)! Sure, I'm the oldest dad at all the functions (50 years old), but I probably look better that 99% of those dads. Lol. My wife knows what I've been through. She also had a husband that cheated on her.
This forum has evolved into a bunch of older fellas that have been through more emotional crap than most can handle..
We all come out on the other side, polished. Shined up and ready to grapple with whatever life decides to throw at us next!
Everything I just shared is stuff that I've never shared with coworkers..
This forum helps us all open up and vent.
65!!!??? Lol.(BTW - I am MUCH older than you).
Close, a couple of years shy65!!!??? Lol.
Thanks for sharing brother .. i agree on that .. i dont open up to people in real lifeI tell my wife about this forum. She automatically thinks meatheads.. I told her the other day about the skin care thread. I told her about this thread this morning. She actually told me that she's glad that I have this forum to talk to guys like all of you..
Other than my neighbors, I really don't have friends. I've been sitting at home from surgery for a month now and you all are my only outlet..
My 1st wife (while I was I'm San Diego in the Marine's), was both physically and mentally abusive towards me.. There I was, a young, alone dude in Cali, & she was torturing me and nobody in the Corp's knew about it..
Wife #2 decided that after I paid her way through paramedic school at a private college, that she wanted to sleep with all the firefighters in town..
Now, with wife #3, I have 3 beautiful kids (boy and girl)! Sure, I'm the oldest dad at all the functions (50 years old), but I probably look better that 99% of those dads. Lol. My wife knows what I've been through. She also had a husband that cheated on her.
This forum has evolved into a bunch of older fellas that have been through more emotional crap than most can handle..
We all come out on the other side, polished. Shined up and ready to grapple with whatever life decides to throw at us next!
Everything I just shared is stuff that I've never shared with coworkers..
This forum helps us all open up and vent.