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The last time I cried it was alone because I was struggling with rebuilding my life after losing my job and dealing with addiction. I laid in bed next to my wife asking for her support. She turned over and simply snarled at me. “Get over yourself and move forward. You just need to handle it.” I laid there and gritted my teeth because it hurt so much. I laid there and nodded my head because in that moment I knew she didn’t give a damn about how I felt, and after 12 years she never really did. I went… Read more »
“If you don’t stop crying.. I’ll give you something to cry about” “Big boys don’t cry” Don’t know how it shaped my life but I certainly disagree with it now.
Ted, would love for to write about why you disagree with it now?