A day that changed your life
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sith-smith
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Some great stories there.
This is probably the deepest thread ever on SWF!
This is probably the deepest thread ever on SWF!
tundra9
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**** happens eh?
Nice to read how people get up from personal disasters and grow to be good people. (Not that any of you were bad before)
My story started when my parents separated and my mom, my brothers and me moved to my grandmothers town on the other side of the country, summer of '89.
Really glad we moved, don't think I'd survive growing up in the town I live in now, but I've always wanted to move back here, so I did in '05, and two years after I was diagnosed with unspecified polyneuropathy, lost the sensation in both my legs, and ended up in a wheelchair.
Took some time, but got out of the chair, and just tossed the crutches 2 years ago, still have little to no sensation in my feet, but my lower leg muscles has just started to react when I walk, so trying to walk whenever I can, looking forward to this summers fishing season. Love to be outside in nature, as I used to skate and snowboard all the time, and being "trapped" inside the house all winter takes a toll on the mind...
Maybe I'll be back in the snow next winter
Nice to read how people get up from personal disasters and grow to be good people. (Not that any of you were bad before)
My story started when my parents separated and my mom, my brothers and me moved to my grandmothers town on the other side of the country, summer of '89.
Really glad we moved, don't think I'd survive growing up in the town I live in now, but I've always wanted to move back here, so I did in '05, and two years after I was diagnosed with unspecified polyneuropathy, lost the sensation in both my legs, and ended up in a wheelchair.
Took some time, but got out of the chair, and just tossed the crutches 2 years ago, still have little to no sensation in my feet, but my lower leg muscles has just started to react when I walk, so trying to walk whenever I can, looking forward to this summers fishing season. Love to be outside in nature, as I used to skate and snowboard all the time, and being "trapped" inside the house all winter takes a toll on the mind...
Maybe I'll be back in the snow next winter
I read this thread when it first got posted, but choose not to post as I was unsure what to put because unlike a lot of you guys on her I have not got a successful job or career I'm just a lowly factory worker,with to much of a misspent youth.
I got kicked out of collage and spent the rest of the time going from one job to another never really knowing what I was going to do and before I know it here I am today.
But saying all that there has been a few days that have changed my life
The day I meet my wife and our wedding day 10 years later and the day that my daughter was born but these I imagine are quite common days that change lives.
The day that changed my life the most was when I signed up to become a Scout leader, I never did scouts as a child so when my daughter was old enough to join Beavers I was showing her all the cool stuff that they do on the internet, joking to the wife I said "its not fair I want to do that" to witch she replied "why don't you help out then?"
Now you might be asking how that has changed my life?
Before I joined I was quite a shy person but this has given me the confidence to be able to be myself in front of others it has also allowed me to do things and go places that I would never have thought possible just this Saturday I got to meet Bear Grylls.
If you have kids I would recommend that you sign them up with your local Scout group it will give them a great foundation to make them a better adult and loads of adventure in there youth.
Sorry this is not as exciting as attempted nun murder or bathtub antics but maybe I'm quite a dull person
I got kicked out of collage and spent the rest of the time going from one job to another never really knowing what I was going to do and before I know it here I am today.
But saying all that there has been a few days that have changed my life
The day I meet my wife and our wedding day 10 years later and the day that my daughter was born but these I imagine are quite common days that change lives.
The day that changed my life the most was when I signed up to become a Scout leader, I never did scouts as a child so when my daughter was old enough to join Beavers I was showing her all the cool stuff that they do on the internet, joking to the wife I said "its not fair I want to do that" to witch she replied "why don't you help out then?"
Now you might be asking how that has changed my life?
Before I joined I was quite a shy person but this has given me the confidence to be able to be myself in front of others it has also allowed me to do things and go places that I would never have thought possible just this Saturday I got to meet Bear Grylls.
If you have kids I would recommend that you sign them up with your local Scout group it will give them a great foundation to make them a better adult and loads of adventure in there youth.
Sorry this is not as exciting as attempted nun murder or bathtub antics but maybe I'm quite a dull person
jabbawokkie
Grand Master
Mines more of a lucky escape
Back in early 90's and my happy hardcore days I went to pleasure dome at Skegness. I was one of few who had a car and drove a few not so close mates down who were in to selling things they really shouldn't have but every kid seemed to want to buy em for some strange reason I can't really remember :wink:
Any way about a month later these mates were getting naughtier and asked me to drive em down again but I didn't bother. When they got there a few old bill were waiting and they all got four years ,one a promising footballer who's life went down pan.
Just after that I met the ex and apart from my two kids the only thing I,m glad about meeting her was the fact it got me out of the village where a lot of old mates were getting in to trouble and if I had stayed I prob would have to
Back in early 90's and my happy hardcore days I went to pleasure dome at Skegness. I was one of few who had a car and drove a few not so close mates down who were in to selling things they really shouldn't have but every kid seemed to want to buy em for some strange reason I can't really remember :wink:
Any way about a month later these mates were getting naughtier and asked me to drive em down again but I didn't bother. When they got there a few old bill were waiting and they all got four years ,one a promising footballer who's life went down pan.
Just after that I met the ex and apart from my two kids the only thing I,m glad about meeting her was the fact it got me out of the village where a lot of old mates were getting in to trouble and if I had stayed I prob would have to
Skegness Pleasuredome new years eve 1995/6. Good grief! I had forgotten all about that. A horrible horrible night that led to me leaving that whole scene behind forever. Probably a positive thing.
On a sideline, and this may be a very deep question, would you do it all again? I'm 50/50 on that one. Up until the age of 10 was great as far as I can recollect. And then again through some of my 20's and early 30's. Not sure about the last few years. Probably not. A lot of stressful times, but then again a lot of great times here and there.
On a sideline, and this may be a very deep question, would you do it all again? I'm 50/50 on that one. Up until the age of 10 was great as far as I can recollect. And then again through some of my 20's and early 30's. Not sure about the last few years. Probably not. A lot of stressful times, but then again a lot of great times here and there.
jabbawokkie
Grand Master
Was it New Years the kids crashed cars and drowned.....
Would I do it all again hmmmmmm . Glad I did in a way as its gave me heads up to keep my kids from that path ......and I had some fracking awesome nights lol
Would I do it all again hmmmmmm . Glad I did in a way as its gave me heads up to keep my kids from that path ......and I had some fracking awesome nights lol
jabbawokkie said:
Ooer! I didn't know anything about that :shock:
I agree about learning from your own mistakes. On the other hand it's all given me the knowledge that kids can quite easily get away with a hell of a lot. You can never be 100% sure what they are up to once they step out the door and out of your sight. I'm not sure if my parents just weren't bothered, were blind to, or were just completely ignorant of all the mad **** I used to get up to.
sith-smith
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I'd hoped that thread had been deleted!!
Certainly needs to be!
Certainly needs to be!
sith-smith
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No matter how hard I try, I can't forget Lee's story! :evil: :shock:
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jabbawokkie
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X pack what happened New Year's Eve at pleasure dome
Was lee,s the Thai bird with a frothy fanny
Was lee,s the Thai bird with a frothy fanny
Pleasure Dome is best forgotten. But here goes...
Me and a friend ended up accidentally going in matching Adidas tops so spent the evening walking around like some 1980's breakdance team. Not a good look in the mid 90's He was pissed off because he thought I copied him :lol:
Needless to say there were a few of cups of tea drunk. The vibe in there was not pleasant. A very heavy and menacing atmosphere and I did not enjoy a single minute of it.
The coach home broke down on the car park and we sat there for four hours waiting on a replacement. Due to one thing and another I ended up splitting up with a very, very nice looking girlfriend while we were sat waiting. Convinced that half the coach were calling me 'techno raver boy' and wanted to batter me I ended up getting off somewhere nowhere near my home...
To this day I have no idea where I was. Went into a random pub that had all neon lights out front and the phone wasn't working. So i'm feeling proper tired after a very long night going, 'it's broken, it's broken' to some random person. The woman behind the bar tries and there's nothing wrong with it :?
Got home and my camper has a flat tyre. I have a vague recollection of the next door neighbour lending me a pump. When I got back to my mum's, who was on holiday, and there's something wrong with the heating system - water leak or sommat.
Girlfriend rings me and says 'um ...it's probably best if we don't see each other anymore' ...Like no ****! :roll:
It was all very surreal and after the experience I stopped hanging around with that group of people. Later on in 1996 I quit my job and went to India with a mate. We fell out over there and I just moved on with my life never seeing him again until 2009.
It's cheesy but my life changed after India. I didn't find myself or any of that crap, but I definitely changed. After a while thinking about my old self just made me cringe. Don't miss that period at all.
Me and a friend ended up accidentally going in matching Adidas tops so spent the evening walking around like some 1980's breakdance team. Not a good look in the mid 90's
He was pissed off because he thought I copied him :lol: Needless to say there were a few of cups of tea drunk. The vibe in there was not pleasant. A very heavy and menacing atmosphere and I did not enjoy a single minute of it.
The coach home broke down on the car park and we sat there for four hours waiting on a replacement. Due to one thing and another I ended up splitting up with a very, very nice looking girlfriend while we were sat waiting. Convinced that half the coach were calling me 'techno raver boy' and wanted to batter me I ended up getting off somewhere nowhere near my home...
To this day I have no idea where I was. Went into a random pub that had all neon lights out front and the phone wasn't working. So i'm feeling proper tired after a very long night going, 'it's broken, it's broken' to some random person. The woman behind the bar tries and there's nothing wrong with it :?
Got home and my camper has a flat tyre. I have a vague recollection of the next door neighbour lending me a pump. When I got back to my mum's, who was on holiday, and there's something wrong with the heating system - water leak or sommat.
Girlfriend rings me and says 'um ...it's probably best if we don't see each other anymore' ...Like no ****! :roll:
It was all very surreal and after the experience I stopped hanging around with that group of people. Later on in 1996 I quit my job and went to India with a mate. We fell out over there and I just moved on with my life never seeing him again until 2009.
It's cheesy but my life changed after India. I didn't find myself or any of that crap, but I definitely changed. After a while thinking about my old self just made me cringe. Don't miss that period at all.
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