I have joined CS in 2008, been gone from this site for a couple of years, came back in 2012 or 2013 and left again just to come back again.
What brings me back every time? Wondering how my virtual friends are doing (not sure how many are still left on this site though), looking for decent conversations, have fun and just to realise that I'm not the only person who has difficulties in life.
Aaaaaaah guys, thanks for the welcome back. Um, to the guy posting on my thread thinking it's a political discussion? Thanks for your input, I have read every single word and will reserve my judgment as I'm not too keen on discussing politics with someone who hasn't lived through 4 generations of constant change. The bottom line is, my dad and my uncles fought in a war to protect their children from unavoidable genocide. The blacks have never been oppressed, they had more freedom when we had a white government than they have now. They may think they are free but with the poor government services and equally poor education, we sit with incompetent people to do jobs that really matter. We have cults ans secret societies like the Freemasons, Skull and Bones, etc. to DECIDE how exactly the cards are going to be played. They're like illusionists or puppet masters if you like. Without even having to go to the voting station, I already knew what the outcome would have been. No my friend, neither our whites nor the blacks have power over anything. We just play along so nicely into their hands. There is a lot more going on behind the curtains than we know of. Anyhooooooo, it was nice meeting you. I will catch up with you on a political forum somewhere and we can discuss this issue in depth.
I understand 100% and I'm sure I'll feel the same if I ever had to leave home but looking forward I honestly don't see a future for South Africa anymore. Economically it's worse.....more strikes and protests and funny thing is, they always vote for the same party over and over again and NOTHING improves...roads are filled with potholes, hospitals are understaffed (and incompetent) and under equipped. I really don't know how we stay afloat....
But o a lighter note, I will keep you informed about my planned visit and maybe we can have a drink at a pub. For now, it's time for me to say good night...see you all tomorrow
I agree....things are pretty bad at the moment over here. I remember a time when we as kids could go to the shop at 7 at night and it was perfectly safe. Nowadays we cannot even afford our children to play outside during DAYTIME. Kids are being kidnapped from their gardens during the day, it's really frightening. How long ago did you move?
Hi there, thank you for the welcome back. It's been years since I've been on here although going through my threads I can remember like it was yesterday. Aaaaaah such good times we had! I would love to visit Ireland one day before my time is up here on earth. I've always had such a fascination about Ireland....
My daughter is 5 and a half years old and I've been a single mom for 5 of those 5 and a half years. Since she was born until now I only dated someone twice.
To be honest about it, it doesn't bother me in least. In fact, I make use of the time we have together because very soon (too soon) she's going to leave the house and I will be able to date whoever I want whenever I want to
Enjoy your time with them and treasure every moment you have with them
You don't mention whether the mother of your daughter has walked out on you, met someone else or whether she is alive or not.
If the mother has walked out on you or met someone else, I think you should take a step back and put yourself in your daughter's shoes. Not just putting yourself in her shoes but maybe walk a mile or two in them as well. Although she's only three years old, she already has a mind of her own but unlike us, she cannot describe her own feelings to you yet. She might feel confused but don't know it's called confusion. The point I'm trying to get to is that she may realize mommy is not there anymore and I'm sure you didn't tell her the complete truth, therefore she's still trying to process that. In your quest for trying to find "a girl" or "woman" may just make her feel more confused and you'll end up with a very sad and miserable little kid with a very low self-esteem.
Focus on your daughter for the next 5 years and don't take all kinds of women home because you're feeling lonely. When she's older she will have the mentality to understand what you were going through and she will feel secure in knowing that she was enough to keep her father happy for a while without needing a girl or woman. She will trust you because you were there for her when she needed you most, which is now.
If I was to hold a grudge against ALL men who ever hurt me, I promise you it would keep me busy forever and I wouldn't have the time or the energy to open myself to another relationship. My heart would be filled with so much hatred, mistrust and anger that it would be visible from the outside as well.
Some people DO feel comfortable living a life like that and they don't really much care what other people think of them....as long as they can hurt, doesn't matter who. It's up to us to decide whether we will let these people get to us or just move past their conniving nature. We don't know what their life has been like up until now and we don't have a CLUE what's going on in their lives right now. So I'd say, don't be so quick to judge......
James and I have been in contact since he posted this thread, I was not aware of his intentions to come over and visit until recently. We had our problems and from both our sides we honestly tried working things out. Being in a long-distance relationship already has its problems just by being long-distance. But I can swear on my life that I didn't have anyone else while we were together.
James can testify to the fact that we have tried EVERYTHING and I do mean EVERYTHING to be together. The ONLY other option we had was for him to come over and get married here in South Africa. Since he had to go to school, and me having started a new job, it was kind of out of the question. I still have deep feelings for him and I miss him terribly, and believe me I would do anything to be with him. But for me to waste another couple of thousand rand to get a visa which would not be approved would be pure stupidity.
RE: What Brings You To CS
I have joined CS in 2008, been gone from this site for a couple of years, came back in 2012 or 2013 and left again just to come back again.What brings me back every time? Wondering how my virtual friends are doing (not sure how many are still left on this site though), looking for decent conversations, have fun and just to realise that I'm not the only person who has difficulties in life.