Posted by socialdeviantjeff on November 20, 2003, at 21:07:12
In reply to what's the alternative?, posted by Jai on November 20, 2003, at 16:49:31
Thanks everybody for your stories and inspiration. Needless to say, last night was a rough one. Femlite, thanks for the paragraph. I made it 11x17 and put it on my wall. It's definitely a good affirmation.
It's true that having someone that relies on you is quite an amazing thing. Many times however I wish she had a better father. I do what I can but it never feels like enough.
While we do live in some hard times it's difficult to see my peers doing better than me. I used to think that being something like a part-time gas station clerk was one of the lowliest jobs one could have, now it's all I can do and I'm even hanging into that by a thread. FYI Jay, I tried security. Couldn't handle it. Kudos to you.
It's not easy to watch life happen from the sidelines, alone, getting pushed out of the game everytime you try to go in because you're not allowed on the team.
I'm glad I found this board. It's so good to get some empathy and constructive advice rather than ambivalence, hostility, pity and misunderstanding. Thank you.
For now, I will try to keep breathing.
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