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Old 08-29-2014, 06:54 AM
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sober1ck
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Originally Posted by DrakeCKC View Post
Glad to see you are settled in Dee.. have to keep that post count up. Somewhere, someone has a post to guess on what day Dee hits 100,000 posts.

Spent almost two hours talking (listening rather) to a dear friend on the phone last night. He just called to say hi. Known David since we were in 1st grade. He lives near Chicago and is married with a family. Teen age twin boys... both were premature and have had health issues all their lives including juvenile diabetes and a 21 year old daughter who still lives at home. He is a UPS driver. Poor fellow, I think he has no one else that listens to him. Nicest guy ever, I literally have never seen him angry, but I think there is a lot of frustration and sadness that lies beneath. People often take advantage of "nice guys" and I think that is the case here. Anyway, my arm and ear hurt from all the yapping.
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It can be great to be on the end of that of the person who gets to vent. I can imagine from your description a person who works hard, struggles, and has to "be there" for everyone in his family. And sometimes, it can seem like, well, who's there for him? I like to think I'm ready to listen to someone like that... and at the same time, it's nice to know I can b*tch to someone. I do that here sometimes, as you know... !
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