Boys

For some of you this may be news, for others it won't be.

When I was 17 I got married to a man who had 3 children, whom I loved to death. As we all know things did not work out, and for very good reasons. Those of you who know the story, there is no explanation needed, those of you who don't......well you are going to have to remain in the dark, lol, because I have no interest of telling the story here. Jerry knows my past, and accepts it as just that my past, but he also realizes that I am, who I am because of those things. One of the good things I did acquire from that past relationship was a wealth of knowledge.

When we moved back to NM, I debated long and hard about finding these kids from this past relationship. This last year they were heavy on my heart. I did not know where they were or if they were okay. I found out that once again dad had abandoned them, mom as well and was in jail, and they were living with their grandparents. Jerry and I talked about it, and decided that for Christmas we wanted to buy the boys some things. So we did. We bought them gifts and took them to them, and offered my friendship if they needed it. When my relationship ended with the children's father, the oldest was going on 7, he is now 13. My how time flies. In the months following Christmas, we have seen one another every now and then, and the kids are finally realizing that we have structure, and we are dependable, we do what we say, which sad to say is nothing they know. Last week, I had the opportunity to take the boys for a couple hours, and so I did. We got lunch, and then came to our house to play. They had a blast, and Patrick really likes them. I don't know where this will go, or if anywhere at all, but I felt like writing on it. Jerry is so supportive of us seeing these kids, and looks forward to actually being able to set good examples for them. This is Jeremy 13, Jason 10, and Timmy 8.