Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Down But Not Out

Bigfoot,
I used to be a big fuck up. Drugs, booze, etc. In 2001 I accrued a felony for family violence. It was a misdemeanor(class A), but was enhanced because of 2 other misdemeanors over the span of 12 years. I have always had family problems and no longer speak with family. I haven't seen my son Will, since he was 3 months old. I grabbed his mother, trying to get away from the house because she was an alcoholic who was drinking throughout the pregnancy. I was trying to control a situation that I had no control over. I know this now. I can only control me. The mother is now in a prison rehab and the child lives with the grand parents. I am not allowed to be with my son, as a condition of my probation.
This year I was working for an underwater recovery company and the barge blew up. I almost died and almost lost both of my legs and an arm. Both of my legs were skin grafted and IO had to learn to walk again. I am fine now, but got behind on child support. I got served with court papers yesterday and am looking at 6 months in jail, which will revoke my probation and send me to prison. I just need someone neutral to give me some advice. What can I do?? Do you have ANY insight!!!!???

---Bosse


I am a good person and don't understand.... I am trying to do all of the right things and it seems like I just keep getting knocked down in the dirt... I am very scared that I am going to lose the LAST few years of my youth and I don't know if I am strong enough to handle it. 



Dear Bosse,

I can honestly say that your question is probably one of the most intense and heavy ones I had to answer. I've re-read your question many times, and even though I may not have the perfect solution to your problems I hope I can at least offer you some moral support. 
First and foremost, you obviously realize there have been some errors and misjudgements in the decisions you've made in the past......and now you are wanting to take some control of your life, which is a good thing!
Life isn't always what it's cracked up to be, but even in the shittiest of times you can find something that will make you stronger. In this case, it would be your child. 
If you do wind up going to jail, you always have your child to keep you strong and focused. I don't know what kind of legal representation you have, but hopefully they can do something for you. I wish that I had the perfect answer for your problem but unfortunatly I do not. If I were to offer you any advice it would be this.............stay strong, and roll with the punches. Remember, what you are experiencing right now is a direct result of bad decisions and bad behavior from your past. Your past does not define who you are TODAY. Simply put, stay strong and live for your child. They will need you in their life growing up, so do whatever it is you have to in order to make that a reality.....even if that means serving time. I wish you all the best, and please keep in touch to let me know how things are going with you! Stay strong!

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