thanind

I’m in a bit of a weird place at the moment.

I’m turning 40 soon, and when I look back over my life, especially the last three or four years, it feels like it’s just been one thing after another. If I’m honest, since I turned 35 it’s felt like hard times stacked on top of hard times.

Over the years I’ve realised that some of the people I thought were genuine friends weren’t really there for me when it mattered, so I’ve gradually distanced myself from them. The same has happened with some family members. I always thought they had my back, but life has a way of showing you who’s really in your corner when things get tough.

I also separated from my child’s mother and now see my child every o