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VOLSONLY said:
I came out smelling like a Rose as far as the material items. She got nothing, she didn’t even show up for court. What bothered me the most was walking out on my kids. My kids have not heard from her in over a year now. I could care less myself but my heart hurts for them 🤷‍♂️
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I know it hurts the kids now but when they get older they will understand who you are, what you protected them from and that they are well grounded and functional adults because their dad cared that much about them.

My dad left and moved to Scotland so he didn't have to pay child support. He came back when I was 20 and my middle brother was 18. Had we not lived by my mom's family we would have starved. She worked crazy hours and dealt with a crazy oldest son (me) but she is a foundational rock and I respect what she has done more and more throughout the years. It was tough but it made me the man I am today. Successful, a dad that is consistently in my children's lives, a great husband and now a grandfather to a 1 year old girl and a set of twins on the way. Because of you your kids have a shot.
 
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gordonr24 said:
I would like to ask everyone in this thread.

In your line of work, whether it has been a side job, a job you had when younger, or in your current profession, have either of you ever gotten “out of character” when dealing with a rude/belligerent or an ungrateful person?

That can be in hospitality, food service, retail, business, contracting, or any job dealing with the public.


I’m sure it’ll be a mixed bag of answers, but I’m just genuinely curious.
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I worked for a nonprofit that was, shall we say interesting. I was a draftsman by trade and I try to hold my tongue but when certain things happen or are implied or happen to me I can snap and before I know it, it is bad.

-The President, a very thin slight man that thought he was some bad ass, would show up 3-4 hours a week and dog cuss everyone except me for the longest time. He and I discussed possibly making two boxes on the drawings showing the HVAC location a dashed line on a set of house plans but we never confirmed it, so I left the line solid. You can call me anything but if you call me an idiot or imply it I will legit rage out. His comment was "anyone with any amount of knowledge would know this is grossly incorrect" in a very smug manner. I went and fixed the drawing package brought it back down, he and the Vice President were meeting, I walked in and threw the drawing set in his face, grabbed him over the desk and told him that if he ever talked to me in that way again we would have problems. Went back to my office, called the wife and told her I was most likely getting fired today. I didn't, he just didn't come back to work for a month. He never said another word to me until the day we shut down. The only reason I can gather as to why I didn't was because he knew we were going to shut down.
 
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This is not directed at anyone, but it is an observation for me that I think might help others.


There are people on this board that I am sure are great people in their own right, and who i would happily donate to or pray for, but I just don't communicate well with them. When I block them (reluctantly) it allows me to avoid getting wrapped around the axle about some posts, but still see the important things they might share when I select to, and I do. So if I ever block you it doesn't mean I don't check on you. Just not all the time. I would welcome people to do the same to me if I in any way distract from their joy. I post a lot. Some of it is shite. Lol.
 
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