Originally Posted by cj2112

2 days after my 29th birthday my now ex-wife tells me she doesn't want to be a wife or mom anymore, leaving me w/ her 11 y.o. son, our 4 y.o. daughter, and our 21 month old son. 4 days later she has shacked up w/ what used to be one of my best friends. 2 weeks later my 21 month old comes down w/ pneumonia, I have to be @ home with him, because he is too sick to be @ the daycare. I inform my employer of this and they fire me. I go to work for a competitor about 2 weeks later, for more money...2 months later the new company closes the doors owing me 3 weeks wages, which means rent is gonna be late for the first time in my life. Yeah...you guessed it, the landlord decides to start the eviction process. Fast forward...10 years...my kids are now 12 and 14, they are well adjusted, respectful and polite kids. I am happier than I've ever been in my life and, thanks to the lessons my parents taught me when I was a child, I could not just give up.