sp54
12-05-05, 05:00 PM
I think that our lives are already mapped out for us. I also think some people are 'born lucky' or 'born unlucky'. I know we are in charge of the decisions we make in life, but don't we all know people who nothing EVER goes wrong for and for whom everything lands nicely in their laps [I certainly do] and others who seem to have more than their fair share of bad luck through no fault of their own.
Like one of my 3 children.........
My youngest son is just turned 21 and if something is going to go wrong, he will be there!
It all started years ago, and as he has grown older it has got worse. Three years ago he went on his first foreign holiday with friends. We worried about him of course, but we heard nothing so assumed all was well. In reality, he had spent all but the first couple of days in hospital, the victim of an attack by fellow English youths. I'll call them youths, but that is too nice a label for them. Sons friends had wanted to go on somewhere else after a night out, but son didn't and headed back to the apartment alone. Of course, he should not have done this, and was set upon and suffered a fractured skull. He didn't want us to be told as we were away ourselves, and he didn't want to worry us. :cry:
Only a few months later one winter night as he and his manager were closing up the shop they were working in then, they were attacked by 3 hooded thugs armed with knives. They were both forced to the floor, son with a knife held to his throat, while another one slashed his clothes with a knife, just to let him know they meant business. Son went back to work but the gang decided to further intimidate and repeatedly returned with knives to 'get them'. They were never caught, but my son took a year to get over it. For several months he would only sleep during the day when I was around, and he would sit up all night, terrified these thugs may have followed him home, and harm us all. His employers offered him counselling etc, but we all suffered that year, and he was still recovering from his holiday injuries!
Only a few months later he had his drink spiked at a private party. He could easily have died that night and was very ill and spent the night in hospital. His friends were great and helped all they could, but the ignorant ******* who did it was never caught.
Last year a car pulled out straight in front of my son. The driver admitted liability, but my son suffered neck injuries. This was all at the same time as going through a bad time at work, AND the N'sFH had moved in and began their evil ways. As we were friendly at first, they knew son had been through some bad times, so being the nice,kind decent people they were, they targetted him with their goading and taunting and harassment just as much as us.
At the beginning of this year he started a new job. He is doing really well there and we are so pleased for him. He loves it. His new employers are so pleased with him they finished his training early and 6 days ago he was given a brand new company car. 'Good' I thought, maybe his luck is changing. This morning he left for work at the same time as one of the parents left here having dropped off their child to me to look after. As I stood at the door seeing them off, the parent reversed straight into the front of sons 6 day old '05' reg car :bigeyes: :cry: Her car [quite old] has barely a scratch on it - sons- what do you expect? Completely wrecked at the front, and goodness onlyknows what his employers will say, though the parent admitted liability.[one good thing about having cctv I suppose - it was caught on that probably, haven't checked yet]. :thumbs:
So it goes on. My other 2 children don't seem to have the same ill luck as their brother, and it is never his fault - if it was I wouldn't be so sympathetic.
So, are some people born unlucky/lucky? I really think that may be the case. It certainly has been for son for the last 3 years.
Like one of my 3 children.........
My youngest son is just turned 21 and if something is going to go wrong, he will be there!
It all started years ago, and as he has grown older it has got worse. Three years ago he went on his first foreign holiday with friends. We worried about him of course, but we heard nothing so assumed all was well. In reality, he had spent all but the first couple of days in hospital, the victim of an attack by fellow English youths. I'll call them youths, but that is too nice a label for them. Sons friends had wanted to go on somewhere else after a night out, but son didn't and headed back to the apartment alone. Of course, he should not have done this, and was set upon and suffered a fractured skull. He didn't want us to be told as we were away ourselves, and he didn't want to worry us. :cry:
Only a few months later one winter night as he and his manager were closing up the shop they were working in then, they were attacked by 3 hooded thugs armed with knives. They were both forced to the floor, son with a knife held to his throat, while another one slashed his clothes with a knife, just to let him know they meant business. Son went back to work but the gang decided to further intimidate and repeatedly returned with knives to 'get them'. They were never caught, but my son took a year to get over it. For several months he would only sleep during the day when I was around, and he would sit up all night, terrified these thugs may have followed him home, and harm us all. His employers offered him counselling etc, but we all suffered that year, and he was still recovering from his holiday injuries!
Only a few months later he had his drink spiked at a private party. He could easily have died that night and was very ill and spent the night in hospital. His friends were great and helped all they could, but the ignorant ******* who did it was never caught.
Last year a car pulled out straight in front of my son. The driver admitted liability, but my son suffered neck injuries. This was all at the same time as going through a bad time at work, AND the N'sFH had moved in and began their evil ways. As we were friendly at first, they knew son had been through some bad times, so being the nice,kind decent people they were, they targetted him with their goading and taunting and harassment just as much as us.
At the beginning of this year he started a new job. He is doing really well there and we are so pleased for him. He loves it. His new employers are so pleased with him they finished his training early and 6 days ago he was given a brand new company car. 'Good' I thought, maybe his luck is changing. This morning he left for work at the same time as one of the parents left here having dropped off their child to me to look after. As I stood at the door seeing them off, the parent reversed straight into the front of sons 6 day old '05' reg car :bigeyes: :cry: Her car [quite old] has barely a scratch on it - sons- what do you expect? Completely wrecked at the front, and goodness onlyknows what his employers will say, though the parent admitted liability.[one good thing about having cctv I suppose - it was caught on that probably, haven't checked yet]. :thumbs:
So it goes on. My other 2 children don't seem to have the same ill luck as their brother, and it is never his fault - if it was I wouldn't be so sympathetic.
So, are some people born unlucky/lucky? I really think that may be the case. It certainly has been for son for the last 3 years.