Probably all mine.
About 9 years ago (wow, that long?) I had impregnated an unstable 19 year-old coke-head who was still married to another man(himself an abusive drug addict/alchy and even older than me), myself being 27 at the time and us having been dating for maybe a month and a half.

It was all a bit Jerry Springer, as we said in those days Jeremy kyle either not being around or not as well known.

My family were unfailingly supportive through the resulting, doomed, marriage and I really must thank them some time for not either disowning me or laughing at me. I'm also amazed my son seems so well adjusted. I think everyone else in my family is pretty free of shame by comparison.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 7 Dec 2011, 14:44, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

I can't understand how this relationship went wrong

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 14:46, Reply)

I can't understand how I'm now on speaking terms with my son's mother
or anyone in either of our families for that matter.

I stuck it out for 6 years Sporto, 6 years. That's either a sign of exceptional persistence or exceptional stupidity
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 7 Dec 2011, 15:15, Reply)

Worth it for the boy

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 7 Dec 2011, 15:16, Reply)

This is what I tell myself
to justify how much of my life and sanity I put into it. Also if I'd given up sooner (I had to be near suicidal before I walked away) then, when the ex suggested giving it another go, as she did a few weeks back, I might have either agreed or felt unsure about saying no.

As is I know I tried my hardest.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 7 Dec 2011, 15:23, Reply)