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    About Me

    I'm a customer service representative. I have 2 married daughters and 5 wonderful grandchildren, the oldest six and the youngest 1. I live on the Gulf coast so naturally I love the water.I play guitar ratherly badly but with feeling , I'm generous with the people I love and try to understand the ones I don't. Just going through a divorce after 35 years of marriage.My philosophy is you have to learn to swim across the riptide else you'll drown for sure.

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    September 29

    • oldbeachbum gave SeaNymph a Hug 7:48am

      Hey Cathy ! I'm doing pretty good how about you ? I start treatments this Friday so I'm dreading that…  
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    • Journal Entry for January 12, 2008

      Mood January 12, 2008 10:06am

      1/12/08 It's been quite a while since I last made a journal entry. Since my computer died in the house I've found it very hard to come out …
    • Journal Entry for December 16, 2007

      Mood December 16, 2007 8:37am

      12/16/07 What a trying week this has been. As I got ready to leave Richmond my heart was light, my sails were full. Right away I hit the doldrums at …

    • Journal Entry for December 9, 2007

      Mood December 9, 2007 7:16am

      12/09/07  I'm heading home today after spending a few days at my main office in Va. I'm ready to return but it's been so nice to be …
    • Journal Entry for December 2, 2007

      Mood December 2, 2007 10:57am

      12/2/07 I've been to the beach twice this weekend once on Sat then again today. For some reason I hadn't been in a while . Sat was a clear, …
    • Journal Entry for December 1, 2007

      Mood December 1, 2007 7:06pm

      12/01/07 It came in the mail today, that piece of paper saying the marriage that was for 35 years is no longer. With a final decree from a circuit …

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      From SeaNymph October 1

      I'm so glad things are going well. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Please keep me posted! And I'm sending lots and lots of hawg hugs your way!!!!

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      From SeaNymph September 28

      Thinking about you and hoping everything is going well.

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      From SeaNymph September 19

      I hope the results were excellent!!! Let me know!!!

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      From SeaNymph September 14

      Ok, I'm gettin worried about you. Please let me know how you are doing.

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      From SeaNymph September 8

      Thinking about you Carter and hoping everything is ok.

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    • Close Breakups & Divorce

      I've been married to my high school sweetheart for a little over 35 years and it's never been easy. I was in the military and she was fresh out of high school when we married, too young and too dumb to listen to what other's said about marrying so young but we knew better and were determined not to let it happen to us. I'll have to say we gave it one hell of a try.

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      Couples Counseling Somewhat Helpful
      It might have worked if we had kept it up.
      Forgiveness Not Working
      No matter how hard you try I think there's a part of you that just can't forget completly.
      Leave Not Working
      We've just split for the forth time, third time in just over a year. Last three have been her wanting to leave and she's come back twice. It's not a option this time
      Love Not Working
      Love has to be equal and non conditional period.
      Music Somewhat Helpful
      Pets Somewhat Helpful
      I think they help you put your mind on something else but they are lives you become responsible for later on.
      Time Not Working
      What can I say ? It was over 20 years after her affairs in our early years thinking I had put it behind me, us, only to have it change when I reached the 50 mark.
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