My deepest sympathies to you and your family…
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I’m so sorry to hear this. You and your family have already been through so much. I appreciate that you were open about what’s going on with your kids even though they may not fully comprehend. It’s important. Feel free to vent all you want, and try not to feel all alone.
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Prayers have been sent up.
Mr. Mom is absolutely a task you are qualified for.
I am sorry for your families loss.
For others interested, lets get this family a meal delivered soon. Relieve some of the pressure. DM me if you are interested and Ill send you the Boomer Club PayPal information.
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I’m so sorry you’re going through all of this. Remember this too shall pass.
Sending good vibes!
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Thoughts and Prayers to you, Homie! I grew up with my grandmother who passed under similar circumstances and although I was 21 at the time, it was still hard to process.
Sometimes opportunities for growth present themselves in lame and difficult ways. You seem like a positive minded individual which is, a lot of the time, the best medicine!
Big ups and much love to you and the YYBC!
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Thank you all for the well wishes, support and even surprise PayPal. I was really just expressing how I felt in a thread and not expecting anything but the cathartic release of telling someone how I felt and I’m overwhelmed with how generous and supportive you all are.
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It’s easy to feel like you; even as a family, are alone in a situation. While your friends here on the forum may not be in the situation with you, donations and moral support are just a way we can help lighten your load. A passage from a certain book that I respect deeply gives the advice to “not hold back good from those who deserve it, especially when it’s in your power to do so”. I try my best to live by that. It’s also an attitude that some people just have naturally. There are many such people on this forum. Take care of your kids and your wife and don’t feel down for accepting the help of others. 
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We are a community. Unfortunately spread across the world.
If you were a neighbor, we would have brought the meal.
This was the next best thing.
Hang in there Brother.
This is something you wont get over, but through.
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lost a beloved pet today. third one in 6 months. first time I’ve been without a fuzzy friend since i was 3. very hard day 
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My heart is with you.
Greif is the price we pay for Love.
Sending prayers for you. What was the name?
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thank you. her name was molly. she was a cat and a rescue animal. she had a tough life before i got her, but she got 7 good years of peace and quiet and love. I’ve always taken the tough cases that needed ppl the most.
“His love reaches high to the heavens and down to the smallest creature, part of the creation He calls us to steward well”
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So this is just a burp into the void but go hug your elders. My grandmother passed last night after battling lung cancer and while I’m happy she passed peacefully in her sleep I’m sad there wasn’t more time. I was thinking that afternoon I should call gran. Then the kids distracted me and I lost track of time.
It blows my mind that my mom and my wife’s dad are the last of our living elders in our family. Am I old. Nah I can’t be old… but I’m only one generation away from being the eldest…
That’s all. Just wanted to tell someone cause I don’t got allot of folks to talk to at this rate about stuff like this.
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I’m real sorry about that brother. I have no grandparents still alive. I lost one grandmother to Alzheimer’s and that was a rough way to go. So it was a relief when she wasn’t suffering anymore. It’s very bittersweet. 
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Thank you. It’s part of life but it’s still hard. We did get to see her a few times this past month so at least we had a few chances to interact.
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Congratulations on sticking with the ADHD and trying so hard to find the proper balance. Every kid ought to have a parent like you.
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I’ve had a rough start of the year so far. Not sure how much longer my job will be around let alone the place I enjoy going to as a means of enjoying a day out. Thank you mergers, appeasing share holders and leased land uncertainty…
Also while I don’t want to name names or dive into political stuff, all of that has been bugging me)(I don’t even look at the news as it’s just frustrating and depressing) and in general nearly every day dealing with hostile, entitled people on the road… It’s disgusting… I can only do so much doing my part of being a respectful, honest person out there.
Recently began learning a handful of musical instruments in which, like yoyo, is relaxing and good way to unwind.
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So much of what you said weighs on so many. There are so many things going on right now that so many people are saying they never even imagined they would ever see. Just this morning the local news reported that 2 men had shot and killed each other in a parking lot. What they failed to mention is that it was the parking lot of the Municipal Building/Police Department. It’s supposed to be a safe exchange location that is monitored by cameras that are supposed to be monitored by an on duty officer. And it’s right outside of the Police Station. Literally. There is reason to believe the local media was coerced into omitting this vital information.
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a few years back lost my job. this happens to folks, but it was long and slow. the company went from its peak at a value of 7B to less than 900M in the course of 11 months and in that death spiral we had 4 major RIFs with a 5th and final that closed the doors. I had built so many of the systems and architected so much of what existed at that firm over my long tenure and in the course of a year tore it all down and dismantled nearly all of it. I had to fire close friends and collogues and take a pay cut. In the end I was broken I had put so much of myself into that company without realizing it and literally cried at the datacenter as I Decommissioned the last of the production servers and tossed them in the back of my truck to take to a liquidator.
Today I don’t have that same level of self-worth invested in my work and in many ways I’m way less productive and less invested in my job. it’s just an end to support the means of raising my family which does leave me a tad hallow at times.
all that to say take the loss in strides and one day at a time. you may be surprised how much of yourself you’ve invested in your work and have to detangle if it ends but keep in mind there’s always a new adventure around the corner.
Growing up my dad went through something similar as a driver for a lumber company. his best friend at that place took the company shutting down way harder and was also going through a divorce and decided to take his life instead of muddle through it. I think about Scott often as an adult and how he felt so hopeless and lost that he took the path he did, and that life could have kept going for him if things were different.
Things will get hard and I have predicted for years we are heading into economic hard times and this period right now I’m more steadfast on that belief than ever. However, it will get better eventually.
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We’re living through some pretty heavy times right now, and lately it seems there’s very little good news to go around. I’m thankful for this community for helping keep my spirits up. It’s amazing how a group of people enjoying something as simple as a yo-yo can be such a boost to mental health.
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Yeah after quitting reddit (my last real social media site) a few months back, my brain feels healthier. I intentionally live under a rock now. It’s kind of nice not having a dang clue what horrors are going on throughout the world. My goals for the year include living under a rock 
and becoming increasingly eccentric so its going good.
This website is the only place I really post anything online. Thanks to all yye users for being here!
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