I picked up a seasonal part time job at UPS that I go to right after my full-time job. So I leave my house at 3:35pm and get home the next day at 10am.
I don't see my kids Sunday - Friday because I work those 18hr days.
On Saturday afternoons,, after my mandatory Saturday shift at UPS
my sons will cry and ask if Im done working at UPS now because they both miss me. It makes me cry as well. What a mess. Only 19 days left until my next day off.
Edit:. I'd like to thank the people who messaged me asking to help out. My past of poor financial decisions have put me where I'm at and I couldn't ask others to help me, thou it is very kind to offer a stranger your help.
Dang, this is heart melting. It resonates big with me. My dad worked some late nights for many years during my childhood. He too a lot of overtime and worked his ass off. This ended up affecting me, missing my dad, but really confused how to address it. I would fake that I couldn’t sleep and wait until he got home every night for for stretch. I was always greeted by a patient man who would help me get to sleep or get a snack or whatever. We often watched the Three Stooges because it came on tv at that time and Netflix/on demand didn’t exist yet. It was a really basic bonding that I’ll always cherish. Now, I know that he probably doesn’t remember much about it. He often will express frustration at himself for not spending as much time with me ans my sister when we were younger (fleeting days of our lives syndrome). But funny enough, my sister and I never really had much of a chance to experience that frustration. We only see the hard work that he put in during our childhood and the effort that he did show.
Damn it OP, I do hope you can make his Christmas wish come true.
stokelymitchell on December 5th, 2020 at 05:57 UTC »
You’re like Santa for grownups.
varyingopinions on December 5th, 2020 at 07:04 UTC »
I picked up a seasonal part time job at UPS that I go to right after my full-time job. So I leave my house at 3:35pm and get home the next day at 10am.
I don't see my kids Sunday - Friday because I work those 18hr days.
On Saturday afternoons,, after my mandatory Saturday shift at UPS
my sons will cry and ask if Im done working at UPS now because they both miss me. It makes me cry as well. What a mess. Only 19 days left until my next day off.
Edit:. I'd like to thank the people who messaged me asking to help out. My past of poor financial decisions have put me where I'm at and I couldn't ask others to help me, thou it is very kind to offer a stranger your help.
albino_red_head on December 5th, 2020 at 07:12 UTC »
Dang, this is heart melting. It resonates big with me. My dad worked some late nights for many years during my childhood. He too a lot of overtime and worked his ass off. This ended up affecting me, missing my dad, but really confused how to address it. I would fake that I couldn’t sleep and wait until he got home every night for for stretch. I was always greeted by a patient man who would help me get to sleep or get a snack or whatever. We often watched the Three Stooges because it came on tv at that time and Netflix/on demand didn’t exist yet. It was a really basic bonding that I’ll always cherish. Now, I know that he probably doesn’t remember much about it. He often will express frustration at himself for not spending as much time with me ans my sister when we were younger (fleeting days of our lives syndrome). But funny enough, my sister and I never really had much of a chance to experience that frustration. We only see the hard work that he put in during our childhood and the effort that he did show.
Damn it OP, I do hope you can make his Christmas wish come true.