Despite my best efforts, i think ive become my father. when i look at my son, i get torn up inside because he will feel the same way about me that i do my father. i love him, but he is homeless, and will likely stay that way. he has mental illness, though he will never admit it. I have mental illness and health issues. im black, and i kinda wish i wasnt. i cant bare to see my family witness me become homeless too. im trying not be, to find and hold down a job, just like my father is trying to get a job. should i break it off from my girlfriend and son( not by blood) to spare them pain? i think that is best, though then i will be totally alone until the end of my life or i become homeless. it sucks, but i cant provide for them, and its literally killing me because im losing the only family in my life that i care about. i refuse for them to see me become my father. im just ranting, im months away from doing anything drastic, and im trying desperately to not reach that point. im trying. my friends here help me. i wish i could tell you all how much i appreciate it and how good it feels, however it may not help. i may likely end my life, to save my family and me pain in a few months. but im fighting! i signed up for school, though i cant afford it, trying to get a job, and plan on giving my family every spare penny from my disability check. im just venting cause i got nothing else to do, except feel pain, misery, and loneliness. my gf and son are out of town for the week, and i see now without them, i would end my life very quickly. there are no answers, i know. im just a sad story. im in a depressed mood, but i hope i get in a better one soon. im watching comedies right now to try and help. i guess it does. i will apply for more jobs tomorrow i guess, hope my health gets better, and pray my family continues to love me. Everyone, thank you for the support over the past year. it has saved my life thus far. im just ranting here lol. 😛
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Good rant. Hang in there because….that’s what we do. We hang in not so much for ourselves, but for your son, gf and people who have come to know you..even here. So, hang in and keep the rant alive!! We’re listening, we hear you.
Thanks Randall! That truly means a great deal to me.
Thank you for trusting us enough to share stuff about your life. Yes i agree with what Randall said. I cannot really offer advice… I am very sorry that you have to go through all of this
Thank you so much. im trying to live, for my gf and son. they are all i have, and im trying. just reading and commenting makes a big impact on my life. 🙂
PIL:
It is physically and intellectually impossible that you are your Father. Please, just go with that statement.
That leaves a blank slate as of this moment. What the hell, right? What are you going to write on it? It doesn’t have to be an entire life plan – just one friggin’ “next step!” WHAT are you going to do NEXT?
Shake out the cobwebs, guy. That’s HIS story; THIS is YOURS!
I’m on disability too pain, it makes me feel guilty and worthless at times but I’ve recently gone out and found myself two voluntary jobs, and I place a lot of hope in that improving my confidence and self-esteem. Could this be something you might consider?
I’m also seeing a new counsellor, it’s going well so far, I’ve had a bit of a breakthrough, realising how some unfortunate, traumatic events four years ago contributed to the state I’ve been in recently (really suicidal, isolating, depressed). I don’t know if you could afford that or even if it would work for you, but sometimes the right listener at the right time can really help.
I’m so glad we at sp have made a difference in your life. I find the same. I’ve grown fond of the peeps here and feel that they are there for me if and when I need to vent, rant, whatever. That gives me a sense of security, though of course one needs real life peeps too.
Hey, I understand the fear of becoming like the parent you don’t want to be, but you are not and never will be him. You’re your own person pain…I believe you can do this!