BigPapaDean Posted December 26, 2012 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1211 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6554 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4430 Achievement Points: 63664 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:06 AM Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Posted December 26, 2012 I wasn't expecting much from Christmas this year as the kids and I have kind of been estranged for lack of a better word. I figured I would be spending it here at my desk and nothing especially good would happen, but I was very pleasantly surprised. I was sitting at my desk and when I logged into facebook my son sent me a message asking me if I wanted to go out with him for dinner on Christmas. I naturally said yes. The problem was here in the small town of Monroe Wa there are very few if any places open on Christmas night for dinner. The only place I could think of was the local theater which is open every Christmas as it is normally their busiest nights of the year. When him and his partner arrived in town they happened to go by Denny's Restaurant, ya it's the same Denny's we all like to criticize and make fun of. Well as it happened We didn't really eat as he ordered an appetizer and I had a hot chocolate. He then pulled out a deck of cards that we use to play when he was a little kid, Phase 10. We sat there and laughed and visited and had a blast just being together. I have never been very lucky at that game but I just happened to win this game. I came home and was tired so I took a nap and when I woke this morning I had a splitting head ache but my spirits were soaring as I had some family time with my son. He seemed to enjoy it as much as I did. We didn't exchange gifts but we did exchange our love for each other. This is the best Christmas in my recent memory as my long term is biased by what I may or may not remember that is actually true. If you ever have the time and opportunity take it to spend with your family and friends and you will not regret it if you just let them know you love them. Now I need to get ready to face a new year that should hold many changes in store for me. A new place to live and several other things like that. I am now looking forward to it and beginning my life away from this hell hole I now live. God bless you all. BMD Damage_inc-, vipersniper, baldie and 9 others 12 Awards
Damage_inc- Posted December 26, 2012 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) I WISH ALL MY GREAT FREINDS HERE A BETTER NEXT YEAR...GREAT STORY DEAN.IT SURE IS THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT REALY COUNT LIKE FREINDS AND FAMILY TO SHARE SOME TIME WITH ...IM HAPPY YOU HAD THAT TIME DEAN. Edited December 26, 2012 by Damage_inc- BigPapaDean 1 Awards
Gatorgirl Posted December 26, 2012 Member ID: 2986 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 206 Topic Count: 384 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6456 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 7140 Achievement Points: 50711 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 27 Birthday: 12/19/1967 Device: iPhone Posted December 26, 2012 Oh Dean, I'm so happy for you!!! What a wonderful Christmas gift!!!! BigPapaDean 1 Awards
baldie Posted December 26, 2012 Member ID: 607 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 76 Topic Count: 246 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3367 Content Per Day: 0.59 Reputation: 2718 Achievement Points: 34252 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 10/21/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Sunday at 08:04 PM Birthday: 09/16/1966 Device: Windows Posted December 26, 2012 Dean that is great news I was thinking of you yesterday when I was with all my family after your previous post and I hoped it went well for you so it is great to hear you had some quality time with your son. Here is hoping it is the first of many such visits in the coming years. All the best for 2013 and beyond my friend..... BigPapaDean 1 Awards
JohnnyDos Posted December 26, 2012 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Posted December 26, 2012 Good for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxWSOuNsN20 vipersniper and BigPapaDean 2
TBB Posted December 26, 2012 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 290 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 20545 Content Per Day: 3.66 Reputation: 22567 Achievement Points: 148311 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 395 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Online Last Seen: 14 minutes ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Posted December 26, 2012 Great news Dean - something to cheer you as time goes by BigPapaDean 1 Awards
little_old_man Posted December 26, 2012 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.20 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Posted December 26, 2012 That's great Dean, glad you were able to reconnect with your son. More than anything else the holidays are for family. All the other stuff is just BS the retailers tell you so you'll buy a lot of shit from them. BigPapaDean 1 Awards
RooflessKilla Posted December 26, 2012 Member ID: 3382 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 106 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 57 Achievement Points: 915 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2013 Posted December 26, 2012 Awweeee..... thats nice. BigPapaDean 1
1Tigerlily Posted December 27, 2012 Member ID: 3799 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 45 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 142 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 89 Achievement Points: 1265 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/13/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 23, 2015 Birthday: 02/28/1969 Posted December 27, 2012 God bless. Here’s to many more blessed Christmases like that one. BigPapaDean 1
HarryWeezer Posted December 27, 2012 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 06:49 PM Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2012 Wonderful!!! Very happy for you my friend. All the best in 2013!! BigPapaDean 1 Awards
WolfTiS Posted December 27, 2012 Member ID: 1130 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 216 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2267 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 586 Achievement Points: 17291 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 12, 2021 Birthday: 04/02/1948 Posted December 27, 2012 That is great Dean and I hope things continue to improve for you. Sounds like you have a great start to a better New Year. BigPapaDean 1 Awards
CobraBites Posted December 27, 2012 Member ID: 2313 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 330 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4924 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 3034 Achievement Points: 33897 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 2, 2017 Birthday: 05/26/1974 Posted December 27, 2012 congrats dean im happy for ya...unfortunately i cant say the same tho
BurnnBright Posted December 27, 2012 Member ID: 22339 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 17 Topic Count: 168 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1722 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 685 Achievement Points: 13018 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 01/13/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 7 Birthday: 03/20/1972 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2012 Dean, I thought about you a lot this Christmas and hoped that you would be able to see your family. What a heart warming story! I'm so happy for you. Be blessed, my friend. BigPapaDean and vipersniper 2 Awards
BigPapaDean Posted December 27, 2012 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1211 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6554 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4430 Achievement Points: 63664 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:06 AM Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Author Posted December 27, 2012 Dean, I thought about you a lot this Christmas and hoped that you would be able to see your family. What a heart warming story! I'm so happy for you. Be blessed, my friend. BnB I want to thank you for the wonderful Christmas card. You once again made me smile! Bama and you are wonderful people and I am glad to know you even if its just on the internet. Awards
BigPapaDean Posted December 27, 2012 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1211 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6554 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4430 Achievement Points: 63664 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 01:06 AM Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Author Posted December 27, 2012 I appreciate all of your thoughts and well wishes. Just knowing that I have friends who actually care bring a tear to my eyes. When I went back home to see my mother and sibs some of them actually thought I came there to get pity from them and to live off of them. I went there just to see them because I needed their support but what I found from some of them was a stone wall and a hard line stance. I guess some others had taken advantage of their hospitality so if that was the case I can't say I blame them but I never said anything with the exception I wanted to move home and go to school there. Here I find open understanding arms and open minds about when I am not handling things so well. I want you to know for those of you who doesn't know that there is a member her now that had she not been the kind of friend that really cared I would not be today. When my life fell apart at the seams big time I fell apart and was contemplating suicide. My ex did the same but shr=e actually tried to end it all. When I saw how devastated my kids were with it I stopped myself and sought help. But there are countless hours when no one else is around and that is when my best friend Giggles came into the picture. I was at my lowest and she begin talking to me on xfire. Most nights all night weeks on end trying to help me stay sane and not sink deeper into that horrible pit of muck that kept dragging me down into it. Eventually I was able with her support to seek out professional help and get the meds I needed to get much better. She is still my best "buddy" I love her as my own sister. Thank you Giggles you gave up your life to save mine and I pray some how some way God will reward you for you heart of gold! You helped me see that my existence really does make a difference in some peoples lives and again I say "thank God for you my guardian Angel" People this is why I stress so much take time ti notice people of low estate around you and help when you can and have the ability. baldie 1 Awards
HarryWeezer Posted December 27, 2012 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 06:49 PM Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) Well said Dean. And the clan shares your love of Giggles - I can't think of another new member who got 84 welcome messages and I know I speak for all of us in how delighted we are that she finally has the tags. As well, we're all very happy for you Dean. I know you've had a very rough road and you have earned our love and respect in overcoming the demons that afflict all of us at some time or other. This is why I keep saying that the social side of XI is its heart and soul. We're all here to meet on the battlefield and share our love of the game. But interaction on the web site or TS makes us a family, as you point out has even saved lives. I feel sure this new year will be good for you Dean. Keep on the right path. Never give up the fight. We're ALL pulling for you. Edited December 27, 2012 by SgtHarryWeezer BigPapaDean, Blackbart, BUDMAN and 2 others 5 Awards
Giggles Posted December 27, 2012 Member ID: 1217 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 73 Topic Count: 94 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1608 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 1865 Achievement Points: 14709 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19 Birthday: 01/21/1978 Device: Android Posted December 27, 2012 Dean I am just glad I could help you and I would do it for anyone who needed it. Harry thanks I really do enjoy it here baldie, BigPapaDean and vipersniper 3 Awards
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