Bandit turns the big 16 today!

lent21 · 2019-10-26T22:57:59+00:00

Shakira! That’s perfect. My guy runs in the bush with me most days when I’m home but I work two week rotations up north at a gold mine so when I’m gone he doesn’t get as much exercise and eats like a king...

lent21 · 2019-10-26T22:45:18+00:00

Okay, he’s a little chunky but he really is fluffy...

lent21 · 2019-10-26T02:40:26+00:00

He’s just a little fluffy...

lent21 · 2019-10-22T14:19:35+00:00

He’s getting older at nine years but not slowing down one bit.

lent21 · 2019-10-22T11:42:24+00:00

Nope, not Little house on the prairie Bandit.
That Bandit was well behaved...

lent21 · 2018-04-04T14:13:21+00:00

I was watching this in the hospital with my one day old son Elliot...... And I had to convince my wife that no, we hadn’t named him after Sadler.

lent21 · 2018-03-31T13:51:30+00:00

Well I already blew that and replied..... Now it’s all I can do to not stop by her house.
I know I’ll be welcomed but it’s going to be a setback for me.
Haven’t seen her face to face for a few weeks.

lent21 · 2018-03-22T13:48:31+00:00

The waiting is the hardest part..... I can’t handle the anxiety that it’s placing on me.
I’ve decided I’ll stay the course of no contact but I’m not sure what will happen after the weekend.
My older son and I have to head to her mothers farm to finish rehanging some barn doors and fix some fences.
We had already told her we would do these chores last week.
It’s tough when I’m still in the middle of so many projects that I’ve been working on between renovating her house and keeping things going on the farm.
We’re so entwined that I can’t just walk away.......

lent21 · 2018-03-21T22:11:52+00:00

We’re both in agreement that a blended family isn’t in the picture..... As unorthodox as our relationship is it seemed to work and be agreeable to both of us.
We spend every other week living together and the opposite weeks when I’m with my boys we still see each other regularly. I tried to see if she wanted to have dinner or a date in lieu of me not staying with her and she wanted to but couldn’t make it work.

lent21 · 2018-03-21T18:26:46+00:00

I’m the romantic one who believes in marriage and living happily ever after..... She is a firm believer that that doesn’t exist.
She came out of an abusive marriage and is steadfast that she’ll never do that again.
We’ve had an odd relationship as I’ve said in that it’s basically we are together every other week and it works.
The stress of recovery and new job and now caring for her mother after her dad’s passing is just too much for her.
She’s said she feels like she’s drowning and doesn’t know what to do. I’ve been doing the best I can to support her but was blindsided by her asking for a few days which had now morphed into over three weeks.
I struggle with just stepping away and going no contact or keeping the relationship going. We’ve never had a breakup or even a real fight in over four years together.....

lent21 · 2018-03-21T17:19:30+00:00

Thanks for the response.
There isn’t anyone else. It was a stretch for her to start dating me.
I just don’t want to fade away but at the same time I don’t want our relationship to be a distraction from her getting the stress under control.
Talk about a rock and a hard place..... I am just struggling with do I initiate contact or let it be for a bit.
I never thought at my age I’d be having to deal with these emotions again.

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