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Would you settle for less or have nothing at all?

rckt148 · 61-69, M
I did settle for less ,a lot less
but the peace of mind was worth the downgrade
now someone else has all the stress
and I don't have a care in the world
and from time to time they call and ask will I come back and supervise
Not on your life
But I did take the noting at all road too
a chance to start from scratch can be liberating too
neither option is necessarily a bad thing
its all based on your ability to adapt
rather have nothing at this point. sick of settling tbh
Travelbug · 56-60, F
If you're talking relationships then I'd rather have nothing
SW-User
Depends on the context.
BlackHeart · 31-35, M
@SW-User relationship wise
SW-User
@BlackHeart nothing. Fuck relationships!
BlackHeart · 31-35, M
Yeah fuck relationships!
SW-User
i'm a settler. wish i wasn't
BlackHeart · 31-35, M
@SW-User they say less is more 😂 i say thats bullshit
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@BlackHeart if you will bear with me I will tell you a true story .
there comes a time for some
you understand you are neglecting the things that really last for the things that only make you want more and your never satisfied .
many never get the wife would settle for a lot less just to have her man home more ,or not to tired to take her out ,or him show up at a few events that she does not have to go alone and tell everyone your working .
Kids grow up to respect you more when you are a part of their lives ,not just the one who tells them over and over you are never there because you are working and your doing it for them .
Money does not impress kids who are not materialistic ,quality time does
My health put the brakes on my life and it cost me everything ,
But now I am glad it did .
I got to spend the last years of my Dads life with him ,and I was there to take care of my Mom the last 14 months of her life too ,but I still had enough to help pay their bills and still maintain my own home too .(I was there for them ,not on a job trying to make more money to keep buying more toys I was never off long enough to enjoy .
I was making good money ,but I was actually making men who were already rich ,richer ,I was to prideful to understand I was their dog and they gave me scraps ,I would soon learn how much they really loved me .
As a result of my health and physical condition that I worked myself into ,
to arrogant to listen to doctors ,masking my pain with drugs and alcohol so I could keep going ,my losing it all was a blessing in disguise ,
I learned just what was important before it was to late .
I was at my kids performances (I even run the lights and sound for all their chorus performances )
I was involved in their lives ,,,not running a job for men who only got richer off my sweat and blood ,who were not there for me when I really needed them .
Men I helped make them millions and pay for their fine homes and boats and toys and they would not help save my home or even keep my lights on when I was losing everything ,who laughed when my wife left ,she could not keep up the life style alone ,Here I am thinking of killing myself so she could get my insurance ,it actually paid if I committed suicide ,not the full benefit ,but with our 401K and tax's ,and the sale of my stuff and our home she got anyway ,she would have been just fine .
She needed help paying the bills and social security always turns you down the first time you apply (I had to finally get an aggressive lawyer to get any help )
But now that I lost it all ,I have learned to live with a lot less ,and my kids were a lot happier and now I have something those who were not there for me don't .My Kids love and respect me ,and they will be there for me when I can no longer take care of myself ,,I will bet any amount of money on that ,
Those millionaires who acted like they cared about me .
1 died a lonely man he drank himself to death ,one died on the job a heart attack ,they other his son in law who he hated is running his company and he is in an assisted living facility called Carolina Village ,If I am not mistaken I think he was the builder who built it ,,kind of poetic justice .
His kids stuck him in a nursing home ,his brother who died of a heart attack would have ended up there too had he lived ,their kids hated them ,his daughter told me all he ever did was bought her ,he was never there to be her Dad .
Never set your sights so high they make you forget the things that are important ,Some were happy I fell ,,I was kind of cocky and arrogant .a show off and a bragger .
But when you live on the streets a while it has a way of making you see whats important ,,that nice house and a bass boat ,,or people who actually love you .
I am glad I learned before it was to late
My kids and their kids are my treasures on earth ,I know I have their love and respect and no amount of rich's can buy the peace of mind I have .
Not my house I lost and all the junk I had in the garage
it was tough at the time ,but i can actually say I am glad I learned how valuable I was to those men ,and how valuable my kids were before I lost them too
Success comes with a price ,and most men don't even know what is is
all they care about is being better then someone else
but in a nursing home ,or when your family no longer needs you
Its a lonely place ,and your money can't comfort you ,
it can only buy fake people who get paid to act like they care
just a little food for thought from a man who has been there
SW-User
are we talking about clothes? 😏
BlackHeart · 31-35, M
@SW-User haha no but if you want it to be i guess we are 😁
StokedFox · 36-40, F
I'm good with nothing
gaygod · F
Less 🤷‍♀️

 
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