the end of the road, a new start on the way

Hi ands

Thanks for your post. Always good to hear from you.

Day 40 for me so have a long way to go to catch up with you!

But great thing is having handed over control of my finances (or should I say complete lack of finances) to my sister the days will continue to 'rack up' as you put it.

Hope all is good with you and your boys.

Cheers

David

Ands,

Thanks as always for your post on my diary.

You are now into your Year 2 of your new life.

Hope all is good for you and the boys.

Drop a post on your diary to let us know how things are going.

David

Thanks for your support ands....it wasn't bizarre mate...that was a good question....have i forgiven myself ??? Maybe ask me in about 12 or so years time when ive cleared all my debts so i guess the answer to your question for now is NO....hope you and your boys are well mate...best wishes we can do this 🙂

Mnay thanks for your honest answer to my question. Yes, that sounds about right and it's really good to hear that your boys come first. We certainly are in this for the long haul but it won't be 12 years of doom and gloom won't it?!

Don't forget to keep looking after number one as well!

Have a great weekend.

November

Ands,

Hope all is good with you and the lads.

Just wanted to check in with you and let you know I'm keeping an eye on your diary as you have on mine.

Trust you are having a great weekend (gamble free of course)

David

Hi ands, great to here all is well with you. I know what you mean when you say you miss the fruities. I miss it, but life is so much better without gambling. I too have two boys (plus a little girl!). They are what matters and a hell of a good reason not to gamble. Good for you fella. Russ

Family is so, so much more important than throwing money away just to see little pictures of fruits spinning and stopping.

November

Thanks for your posts!

Been a week since posting on my diary and thats another week gamble free!

Took boys fishing today and it was nice, chilly but quality time with my sons. Didn't catch nalt tho, lol...but it was fun and my sons loved it!

Routines, routines and more routines....My days are timed to perfection, lol, a combination of school runs, work, cooking, cleaning, ironing and the most important thing having fun with my boys!

So on i plod odaat and tomorrow i will not gamble. ands

miss my mum, love my sons.

Hi Ands, it sounds like you are a proper real day Mrs Doubtfire....do you wear a tartan dress? Lol. The two boys are five and three and the little girl will be one on Wednesday. Our oldest has suddenly become very very loud....apparently it's a common feature when they get to big boy school. Anyway, it's very peaceful now! How old are your two? Fishing sounds like a good idea....we have a fishing lake just 100 metres from the house! We also have some brown trout in the stream....a can see some fishing action in the not too distant future! Any way....keep doing what you are doing. Those boys probably worship the ground you walk on. Take care russ

You are being the father you wanted to be when you first came onto this forum. Its nuts to think that at one point someone thought you might not be fit - you sound like the best Dad ever!

There is safety in routines, they keep you on the straight and narrow 🙂

Take care,

f x

What a lovely entry, ands, and so pleased that you really are enjoying life with your boys.

And long may this continue!

November

(64 days to go, 9 weekends to go)

Thanks for your posts, always appreciate them..

Day of work today, waiting for engineer to sort my clanging boiler out, boys at school and feeling very lazy today!

Have more bereavement counselling tomorrow which is just hard and very emotional.

I am becoming a better person and a better parent as the days tick by.

Thanks again to all those who have supported me on this very hard/rockey journey. ands

thanks for your continued support ands and good to read your positive posts :-)..."mushy heads" are for gamblers by the way...stay strong my friend we can do this 😉

Thanks for your post and hope you got your boiler sorted out. Needs doing with the cold nights coming soon!

November

Hi Ands

Thanks for your post mate.

Hope the bereavement conselling tomorrow is helpful to you. You do the right thing by getting the help.

You have been through a lot and deserve all help available.

I am now getting help, GP, Family etc and if I had done this a lot sooner I would now be in a much better situation.

Keep talking, Keep posting, Keep availing yourself of all help that is available.

You are setting a fine example to us all.

Cheers.

David