I cannot wait for the beginning of a new year. Probably not the best place to air my dirty laundry, sorry for wasting your time.
Sorry to hear that. Hope things get better for you in 2010. But in all fairness, 2009 has been a shitty year for me too.
My 2009 has been both good and bad. Sending some prayers your way. Just remember to stay as close as you can to those kids. Things will get better, brother.
2009 hasnt been too good for me. My mom passed away in August, and I was the one who found her and had to tell my dad in Saudi Arabia that she was gone.
I always think when things are rough that it could always be worse. There is always a shit load of people out there who are worse off right now, and would trade lives in a nano second.
My neighbors are also not doing good. Family of 4 with 2 little babies. Wife finds her husband cheating, and cops are called. This was about 2-3 weeks ago. Now tonight husband comes home, and wife gets taken away by cops. Who knows anymore. Also seen this guy staring at my wife a few times. Like stopping what he was doing to stare not just a casual glance. What a friggin creep, and then its the nice wife that gets taken away this close to Christmas. Probably got slapped and weenie has to call the cops on her.
I hope things turn around for you really its been a shit year for many people myself as well, which I know is no consolation. I could find the scripture but don’t have it memorized its in the book of Matthew and it sez something close to, that a camel has an easier time getting thru the eye of a needle than a rich man does getting into heaven. You said your are appreciative for what you do have that is the first step towards finding some peace through all this. Realizing that whatever we have large or small it was given to us, by Gods grace. And as quickly as we get, we can lose its not ours anyway. I don’t want to sound like a bible thumper but as time goes on for you life will get better or it will get worse and that is all up to you.
Because the material things in this life we cherish, God hates. And if you think about that and begin to grasp it somewhat, the time you do spend with your kids will just be wonderful. Which is what I am sure your major concern is anyway your a member of this site.
What may be of some consolation to you is that while we suffer we are somehow more protected by our Lord that when we are not.
Please try to have a Merry Christmas. I’ll IM you phone number if you want to talk sometime.
Michael
If you currently believe just switching some digits on the date will change your situation, you can change your situation now. Don’t envelope your life with date constraints. Be positive now and try to make the best of things. Waiting for the calendar to change before you try being better is a symptom of a psychological condition. So get up and do something to the best of your ability. Enjoy life. Our ability to fall down and get right back up again is what separates us from others. It’s called being resilient.
So quit moping around. You’re not dead and are more than likely doing better than someone else and someone else with a worse condition is doing better than you are. No phrase could put it any better than the cliched “shit happens” statement. It’s inevitable; shit will happen. You just have to keep kicking and screaming until your heart stops. So open your mind and enjoy your breakfast tomorrow. You’re about to renew your life and get back into the world. All that lies between that bright future and the present is you. Fuck the date, fuck the past. Just throw it into memory and move on.
drive on brother!I hope 2010 brings me better times too.hold your head high.endings are always new beginnings 
all we can do is carry on brother. that is all we can do. for your kid’s sake. things will get better. pain will fade away with time. i wish u the best bro.
Howdy
My prayers are with you now and ignore what the advertisers say and know Christmas is about the birth of Christ and so concentrate on Him to get thru the Holidays.
You might sit down and “literally” write down this part of your life as a chapter in a book & actually title it (something like - The Bitch is Gone:p) and then write out how “you” create your own closure for it…The End!
Then write out the beginning of a NEW chapter & name it (something like - With the Eyes of a Child:D) and start writing new goals, adventures, experiential desires, etc. and reach for the stars;)
I’m not necessarily calender watching, things in life are cyclical, I’m due for a change in luck. If I can’t find any, I’ll just have to go out and make my own. I really just needed to vent a little, more than anything else.
Thank you for all of the kind responses. I really do appreciate them.
Vent away brother! There’s a lot of people that can’t wait to see 2009 come to an end and looking forward to a new year to turn things around. You’re not alone.
This too shall pass, bro. Hang in there.
You an me both. This has not been the best year
I’m ready for a new year as well. 2009 blew.
Had one Army buddy try to off himself
Another succeeded
Then my girlfriend tried
All OIF vets like myself.
It just goes to show that the casualties do not stop after you come home.
2009 was a pretty crappy year for the USA in general…
Foreclosures, stock market sucking, job losses, Obama becoming POTUS, etc.
Maybe 2010 will be better but I doubt it I look for us to get back on the right track in 2012…
I agree.
Just found out our company was sold off, and will be in new hands Jan. 1st. 2 good people are now unemployed.
Found out in Sept. my dad has been seeing a girl in China since just after my wedding in May 07. My parents got divorced, and my dad has been a dick about it. He has lied to everyone, including me.
Got stiffed by a good friend. I remodeled his bathroom, and still have not been paid.
On the flip side, life is good with my wife and I. I still have a job, and we are having a nice Christmas. I just got my CCW, and my wife has asked for a Beretta Cougar as our gift to ourselves.
I am hoping to work hard in 2010, get back into shape, and take a big vacation in 2011. And depending on how this new company works out, maybe make a career change.
So here is to a new year, and a big turnaround.
Awesome on the good any way dude…My girl and I are having a gun christmas as well…
This is her present.
Sig Sauer P232 - I had it engraved by a friend. Traslation - A toke of my love, to protect you in life.
Then her gift to me…
Trigger Happy Mfg. TH-15 (AR15) My buddy owns the company.
Pretty plain jane now…But I have a MAGPUL MBOS, and Simmons 6-20X50mm scope for it, and a bipod that will be mounted on Christmas
She asked for a lump of coal?
Add me to the list of people who feel that this has been the year from hell
I’ve spent 7 months on the road
My business is eeking along
My wife has just discovered a lump
I’ve had to commit my eldest daughter, who now wont speak to us and is fighting getting any help tooth and nail
Due to the above, both sides of the family have fractured and we arent getting the support we need
My mom probably wont be with us much longer
Don’t feel so bad, my friend. On top of seemingly countless other hardships endured this year, my family is preparing for the 1 year anniversary of my sister’s 5 year old daughter’s tragic drowning death last January 15th. It has not been our best year by any means.
Keep your chin up and love your children. It could be worse.