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Am I a Lonely Single Or Am I Singularly Alone?

  Am I a lonely single or am I singularly alone? Damn, that’s a hard question to answer. Let’s explore my thoughts on this and, hopefully, set my mind at ease. Firstly, from birth through my adolescence I was definitely lonely. Extremely lonely if truth be told. My mother separated from my father when I was six months old. At first Father attempted his best to be a father to me. A difficult task as, apparently, I was quite the whirlwind of overstimulated, hyperactive, carefree spirit. Eventually this led to my being put in “ The Foster Care System “. Thirty-two placements in the first six years. I kid you not. For reasons unbeknownst to me, they, being the Catholic Children’s Aid, could not find a placement for an extremely troubled infant. Yes, I was an infant. Think about that. Can you imagine what must have been taking place in my head? Thirty-one families that could not handle me between the ages of one and six years of age. Placement number thirty-two was a divine intervention...