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Six month update

RatpastaRatpasta member
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As some of you know, I was having a very hard time for the first few months after my son was born.... so this is my six month update.

I havent been on here in awhile because Im still working 100 miles away from my family and only getting to see them on weekends.  In the midst of this, my trusty R1150GS motorcycle threw a cam chain rail at 90,000 miles and I needed to get new and very reliable transportation very quickly.  So I had the make the hard decision to sell my beloved BMW that's taken my wife and I all over North America and back completely trouble free for essentially pennies in order to finance the purchase of something newer.

 I went with an FJR1300 which if for anything else, is legendary for its reliable and hundreds of thousands of miles of trouble free operation.  It's a bit boring...... but it's also got about 140 hp so how boring could it actually be?

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just a few days after obtaining said bike, a very dear friend of mine (college room mate) passed away from breast cancer at 33.  I attended her funeral during one long 800 mile day on the FJR which came with lots of reflection and contemplation about life and family.
in the last few months, my son has become incredibly precocious and vocal.  He has become very enamoured with his dad and hanging out in the garage with me - you can see that he wants to walk and move around so bad to explore everything.  I also have become very attached to him and I can nearly feel my heart swelling within my chest with love for this little peanut.

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anyways, Im still looking for local work and nothing has turned up but I remain hopeful.   When i leave on mondays he has started reaching out for me which makes it really hard, especially if my wife cries which she does sometimes as well.

Our situation could be worse for sure - it's just hard for now but its getting easier
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Re: Six month update

  • polooo27polooo27 member
    Hang in there man. Just make the most of your time during the weekends until something turns up. Of course things could be worse, but that is still not an ideal way to live. And sorry about your friend.
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  • WulfgarWulfgar member
    Keep looking is the only advice I can give you.  If you didn't live in the State that you do, I would suggest that you quit your job and then search for one near your home.

    I am assuming moving your family is out of the question.
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  • RatpastaRatpasta member
    Wulfgar said:
    Keep looking is the only advice I can give you.  If you didn't live in the State that you do, I would suggest that you quit your job and then search for one near your home.

    I am assuming moving your family is out of the question.
    yea we bought a place to be closer to all of our family.  There are good jobs there but its the kind of thing where its almost like someone has to die - so im just waiting on a good in
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  • polooo27polooo27 member
    Ratpasta said:
    Wulfgar said:
    Keep looking is the only advice I can give you.  If you didn't live in the State that you do, I would suggest that you quit your job and then search for one near your home.

    I am assuming moving your family is out of the question.
    yea we bought a place to be closer to all of our family.  There are good jobs there but its the kind of thing where its almost like someone has to die - so im just waiting on a good in
    That's my problem too. I'm lucky that my location doesn't suck, but my current job is going nowhere. I've been averaging one interview a year for the past 3-4 years. I've always made the final interview where it's between 2 or 3 people, but always get passed up because my experience is low relative to my education. My whole reason for getting a new job is to get more experience.
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