Gone, But Hopefully Not Forgotten!
Hello to everyone here at Wealthy Affiliate!
I have been gone for several weeks and I have missed you.
The last few weeks have been both very rough and productive. Let me explain.
We had a death of a very good family friend. My wife took it very hard and my special needs son took it hard. It was difficult for him to understand. I spent a great deal of time doing special family things.
Another really big blow occurred just a few days before when we lost our legal battle for guardianship of our four year old grandson. He had lived with us over the last seven months when his mother abandoned him at our doorstep. She had no contact with us for over two months and she left him with no medical paperwork or much in the way of clothes or toys. We had not seen him prior to this.
Our oldest son was not able to be a part of his life and he currently could not support him so we took on the task of being parents again at age 53.
We fell in love with him and we did our best to help him over his behaviors and lack of speech. We discovered that he had a history of neglect and abuse and he barely spoke even though he was four. All he did was babble in jiberish.
We got him into a special school and helped him as best we could. He was speaking four and five word sentences and was rapidly catching up.
We had several witnesses and a doctor who were going to testify at the hearing but the judge would not hear any of the testimony or evidence. He gave Cayden back to his mother who lives in another state.
We were devastated but there was nothing more that we could do.
Despite all of this, I have still managed to do something productive every day on my business.
I have been writing and creating and building my business. I am still planning on quitting my regular jobs and working full time on my business by the end of the summer.
I wanted to share with you what has been going on in my life and to drive home the point that you want to strive for your goals no matter what. You may walk or run or even crawl on your journey towards success, but the only way that you can fail is to give up.
Toy Story, Pixel Studios.
Never Give Up On Your Dreams!!!
Dave...
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Hi Dave,
You and your wife are wonderful people. You did everything right and what you were supposed to do. I know it hurts, but nothing will take the love you have for him, and that time he spent with you away. In my opinion the judge was very closed minded to the situation. Enough of that, I'm glad to see you're back and your family is doing well. I wish you all the best, I'll be praying for you. Have a great day.
Wow! What a battle. I'm sorry for the lost of the guardianship. But you have made a lasting impression on that little boy. I would not doubt that he may show up in your life later. Just be there for him.
Your a good man Dave. Proud to call you a friend!
Greg
I am so sorry for all that happened to you Dave. Don't worry everything will be OK with with time. Remember when we fall down we don't keep lying down because of pain, we try hard to stand up and move on, after a while we heel. So stand up and move on I am sure you will be blessed all what you did.
I am so sorry for what all that happened to you. I know it is hard but try to move on. When we fall, we don't keep laying down, we stand up wipe off the dust and keep going. So stand up and do not worry you will be blessed for what you did.
Dave - My heart and soul feel for you. We have had our 9-year-old grandson with us since he was six months old, our daughters ex just "walked out" saying he didn't want to be a father". I carry a non-violent baseball bat with me at all times in case I ever see him again. And I say this with love in my heart.
I CAN imagine what you are going through and admire your courage, strength, and wisdom in moving forward despite some tough challenges in several areas of your life.
We send our prayers and thoughts out to you and your family. Thanks for the post which helps us all realize that we are not alone in our troubles, and someone is experiencing a worse situation than ours.
Dave - survival v progress. I feel for your family disruptions. I am fluent in gibberish from a 2yo great gand daughter who has been resident for three months so far (expected three weeks). Must be a Utah thing.Certainly slows things down. I wish you a speedy return to normal. Larry
How could we forget you, Dave? I'm sad to learn that your grandson has been returned to his mother. It seems so wrong after her neglect and the progress you made with him. Keep up the good work with your business and, as you wrote, never give up on your dreams. - Margaret
My condolences on both of your painful experiences. I feel a bit of your pain as I have just lost my mother and am struggling a lot. The support I have received from this community has been overwhelming. It was great being able to put words down and than receiving shared experiences, advice and support.
Hi Gail, Thanks and I am sorry about your mother. I had that experience about 8 years ago. We are family here. We both deserve a hug:) Keep in touch. Dave.
Hi Dave, no, I will never forget you, sorry to hear about the fights and the sorrow your family went through, and still feels. It's good we have laws, but sometimes the law is the enemy of the righteous feelings, all the best wishes for you and your family, welcome back!
Hi Loes, Great to see you! All we can do is move on and pray that all goes well for him. Thanks, Dave.
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I am so sorry for the loss of both your friend and your grandson. It is so sad to hear that the Judge would not budge. Can you get a child advocate to keep an eye on him in their state? Thank you for sharing with us. Best of luck for success.
We are trying. The problem is, the state does not really do their job. Thanks, Dave.