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TEB

(12,859 posts)
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 04:25 AM Jan 2019

Big visit today for our son a ramble because everyone is asleep

He came to us in foster care and as of November this year adoption was final. The foster program was my wife’s idea in 2015 and we enrolled in program went through background checks and training.

Biologically we have three grown daughters and a late in life son who was a surprise both boys are fourteen and when our one son was born , I was 38 that night in November of 2004 when he was born and I was on cloud nine. And there went my plans of 30 years and out take my pension as teamster truck driver. As we have college for these two guys as we did with our girls.

I have to get mister up around 0400 as he has a long ride to visit his father who is incarcerated. I fell asleep around 1800 woke up wide awake 0100 had my alarm set for 0400. Anyway I have young mister squared away ,his dress slacks and shirt is ironed with creases. amazing what I took away from army infantry I can do wonders with a can of starch and a iron.

A haircut yesterday and went to the bank to get out money for vending machines for the visiting room. As parents we love our children deeply I cannot imagine being separated from them for any length of time. At times I look at our son and think he will be 29 years old fifteen years when his biological father is released. We do what we can do he is loved all of our children and two grandsons are loved.

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Big visit today for our son a ramble because everyone is asleep (Original Post) TEB Jan 2019 OP
Poor kid Glamrock Jan 2019 #1
You are the best yankeepants Jan 2019 #2
........... shraby Jan 2019 #3
Parenting two teenage boys +a Boog is a big job. Glad the army training helps! 🙂 MLAA Jan 2019 #4
Karma will reward you! Scarsdale Jan 2019 #5
Good vibes for him and his visit. Your strength and family livetohike Jan 2019 #6
You & wifey are good people lillypaddle Jan 2019 #7
You are clearly an excellent human being. Bless you. n/t NNadir Jan 2019 #8
Very few have big enough hearts to do what you do! akraven Jan 2019 #9

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
1. Poor kid
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 04:30 AM
Jan 2019

Must be a rough thing to deal with.

I read stuff like this and realize there's angels among us. Gonna start calling you ole St. TEB.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
5. Karma will reward you!
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 05:56 AM
Jan 2019

You are doing a great job. Poor kid had a rough start in life, but you and your wife are showing him what REAL adults do. Good that you are not bad mouthing his "real" father, too. Keep up the good work.

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