So, I've told about six of his fifty shades and I concluded that a crazy ex makes up for six more; now I'm left with thirty eight shades to go.
Let's see how many I can get through quickly.
Shade 13 - He had to have a psych evaluation for work because some guy picked on him and he drew a knife.
Shade 14 - He called me while I was at a training session one evening and told me he had been pulled over for speeding over Signal Mountain. Since, he had an outstanding warrant they took him to jail.
Shade 15 - Outstanding warrant?! WTfudge?! What kind of outstanding warrant?! "Well, I have a warrant that says I owe back child support. But I know I don't," he said.
I said, "Back child support, you have joint custody of your daughter. Why do you owe child support?"
"Oh, that's for my son."
"You have a son? I thought you only had a daughter."
"Well, honestly, I just forgot to mention him. His mother and I had a brief fling when I was on vacation 20 years ago and I've paid child support for 18 years. He didn't go to college so, when he turned 18 my obligation was finished. But the organization I had to pay the child support through didn't get that message, and charged me with non-support."
(Yes, I know what you are thinking now! I know what I realize now! But just try to put yourself in the place of a 39 year old single person. Nobody wants to be 40 and single! I was willing to believe most anything at this point in my life. Thank God, I moved past 40 and realize that being single isn't the worst thing you can face!)
I'm going to take literary license here and say that the second surprise child counts for at least five shades. So, I am now at 21.
Shade 21 - Apparently, the psych evaluation did not go that well.
Shade 22 - He hurt his back at work. (You'll see why this is a shade.)
Shade 23 - His boss tells him that his psych evaluation was bad, and he would be smart to use his bad back as a reason to draw disability.
Shade 24 - We've had numerous dates by this point. And oddly enough, I had yet to go inside his house.
Shade 25 - He invited me to his house for a home cooked dinner. It was a modest sized house with a modest yard. But one thing that stood out in my mind was that he had an extremely large sized dog cage for an average sized dog.
Let's see how many I can get through quickly.
Shade 13 - He had to have a psych evaluation for work because some guy picked on him and he drew a knife.
Shade 14 - He called me while I was at a training session one evening and told me he had been pulled over for speeding over Signal Mountain. Since, he had an outstanding warrant they took him to jail.
Shade 15 - Outstanding warrant?! WTfudge?! What kind of outstanding warrant?! "Well, I have a warrant that says I owe back child support. But I know I don't," he said.
I said, "Back child support, you have joint custody of your daughter. Why do you owe child support?"
"Oh, that's for my son."
"You have a son? I thought you only had a daughter."
"Well, honestly, I just forgot to mention him. His mother and I had a brief fling when I was on vacation 20 years ago and I've paid child support for 18 years. He didn't go to college so, when he turned 18 my obligation was finished. But the organization I had to pay the child support through didn't get that message, and charged me with non-support."
(Yes, I know what you are thinking now! I know what I realize now! But just try to put yourself in the place of a 39 year old single person. Nobody wants to be 40 and single! I was willing to believe most anything at this point in my life. Thank God, I moved past 40 and realize that being single isn't the worst thing you can face!)
I'm going to take literary license here and say that the second surprise child counts for at least five shades. So, I am now at 21.
Shade 21 - Apparently, the psych evaluation did not go that well.
Shade 22 - He hurt his back at work. (You'll see why this is a shade.)
Shade 23 - His boss tells him that his psych evaluation was bad, and he would be smart to use his bad back as a reason to draw disability.
Shade 24 - We've had numerous dates by this point. And oddly enough, I had yet to go inside his house.
Shade 25 - He invited me to his house for a home cooked dinner. It was a modest sized house with a modest yard. But one thing that stood out in my mind was that he had an extremely large sized dog cage for an average sized dog.
Oh, I can't wait to hear the end of this!
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