Good for me, but not for thee.
I'm good and things are going well for me. As I begin to reach for the end of the year I can say that I'm more content now than I have been for a really long time. That being said, I feel like a lot of people around me are starting to crumble.
One of my closest friends has a girlfriend (another friend) that went nuclear on him and had a complete meltdown. Not a good situation at all and things are going to get worse for her before they get better. He's at a loss because he was trying to plan a future with her. A house, their families combining, etc. and this is something that he really wanted to work and now...who knows if he'll get that chance.
Another close friend just had her brother in law die. He was a young guy and as of now, nobody really knows what happened, other than her sister found him dead in the bed when she got home. Possibly a respiratory problem, but they won't know until the autopsy. Needless to say, the family is wrecked. They had only been married a little over a year.
Over the last few months, my sister has ruined what was a good relationship with the dad of her third kid. He was/is well liked by the rest of the family, plus he is great with her older two kids, even the one with Downs. She dropped this great guy for someone who seems like a douchebag, that doesn't even live in the area. Granted, I haven't met him, so I don't know if he is a douchebag or not, but at this point we are all frustrated by the situation and assume she is off of her meds.
My dad has been working 60+ hours a week at his factory job, basically killing himself. Part of that is the job, part of it is extra duties he has picked up along the way because he is reliable, unlike most of his coworkers. To be fair, he also needs the money. The guy just can't catch a break. He is one of those guys that has always felt that if you work hard, good things will come to you. Instead, he's struggling and can't catch a break. He has a car that has been nickel and diming him and won't pass inspection. It'll need to be replaced in February. His dryer quit on him, so now he needs to replace that and probably the washer too. Mom has health problems, so she isn't working to help out, plus she has medical bills. I feel bad for them. They are treading water, so they aren't completely struggling, but that isn't how life is supposed to go when you should be thinking about retiring in a few years.
That's it for now, but it's enough. It just sucks to be in a good spot and seeing everyone around me crumbling.
One of my closest friends has a girlfriend (another friend) that went nuclear on him and had a complete meltdown. Not a good situation at all and things are going to get worse for her before they get better. He's at a loss because he was trying to plan a future with her. A house, their families combining, etc. and this is something that he really wanted to work and now...who knows if he'll get that chance.
Another close friend just had her brother in law die. He was a young guy and as of now, nobody really knows what happened, other than her sister found him dead in the bed when she got home. Possibly a respiratory problem, but they won't know until the autopsy. Needless to say, the family is wrecked. They had only been married a little over a year.
Over the last few months, my sister has ruined what was a good relationship with the dad of her third kid. He was/is well liked by the rest of the family, plus he is great with her older two kids, even the one with Downs. She dropped this great guy for someone who seems like a douchebag, that doesn't even live in the area. Granted, I haven't met him, so I don't know if he is a douchebag or not, but at this point we are all frustrated by the situation and assume she is off of her meds.
My dad has been working 60+ hours a week at his factory job, basically killing himself. Part of that is the job, part of it is extra duties he has picked up along the way because he is reliable, unlike most of his coworkers. To be fair, he also needs the money. The guy just can't catch a break. He is one of those guys that has always felt that if you work hard, good things will come to you. Instead, he's struggling and can't catch a break. He has a car that has been nickel and diming him and won't pass inspection. It'll need to be replaced in February. His dryer quit on him, so now he needs to replace that and probably the washer too. Mom has health problems, so she isn't working to help out, plus she has medical bills. I feel bad for them. They are treading water, so they aren't completely struggling, but that isn't how life is supposed to go when you should be thinking about retiring in a few years.
That's it for now, but it's enough. It just sucks to be in a good spot and seeing everyone around me crumbling.