Well, sorry I’ve not checked in here for a while. Posting this tune may explain. Simultaneously uplifting and doomed and just generally fucking awesome. Some of you may remember my musings on this topic a couple of years ago. Well – ‘shit just got real’. The knowledge that things were not good between us as a couple has moved into the more tangible phase of someone she has been seeing and the more pressing need to inform our daughters (12 and 14) of the situation.
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Hang in there Dougie, I know the feeling.
I’m willing to bet your girls will handle it better than you fear.
Hope things get better for you.
cheers mate
Sorry to hear. Been there, it ain’t easy. Look after yourself and put the kids first, something I wasn’t too good at for a while
thanks pal
Good luck, Dougie. Stay strong
Good luck, Dougie.
Ah, Dougie – I’m very sorry to read that. Hang on in there and just keep focused on coming out the other side, because eventually you will.
Thanks all
Balls, man
friendly shoulder thump at you…
Aw crap Dougie that’s an awful place to be, but even though it won’t feel like it, you’re at the place where things can start to get better. Hang on in there.
Sorry to hear that Dougie. You will get lots of people telling you they have been through a similar event and that it gets better with time. They are right. Not that that helps right now.
Good luck with your daughters – they will still love you.
And you are right on the money with the song. A belter.
Too bad, Dougie. A few notches further, then it’s time for Sinatra’s Wee Small Hours and a glass or three of whiskey. Good luck.
Step away from the “Only The Lonely” CD Dougie, step back and put it down, keep your hands where we can see them. Do it NOW.
Cheers again people. Broke the news to our girls last night and was a heartbreaking yet humbling experience. The understanding and kindness they showed to us was really something. There were tears (from my eldest), perceptive questions (from my youngest), even some laughter. Tears from my youngest today (delayed reaction) but she got through it. As I say, humbling. We are blessed.
My brother went through the same process with his two girls a few years back. Both girls are now successful in their own spheres, and both are happily married (to sensible, kind, decent partners) to boot. One has just had her first son, and the other is not far behind on the same front. Both found things hard at first, but worked through it with help from both sides, and seem now to have come through it all really, really well. Keep strong; time works wonders.
Thanks VV.