The Best Birthday EVER!

[jaydebruyne]

so just celebrated my 40th birthday, my brother and his fiancé, my wife and daughter and one of my 20 year old twin boys who I haven't been aloud to see for the past 17 years was there too.. I couldn't have asked for more! I'm so damn happy I can finally get to see him (and hopefully the other one too) so thought I'd share a photo as I just can't contain my happiness right now )))

 

[Harvest Fields]

Happy for you bud. Family is so important. Cherish the moments.

 

[Dan]

Well done pal!

I didn't see my old man for 21 years. Hired a PI to go find him. And he lived a few miles away from me!

Been in touch loads since. Hope it works out the same for you guys.

Happy birthday

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Good for you mate, where do I send the Zimmer frame

 

[townfanjon]

Great stuff mate . What a birthday !!

 

[jaydebruyne]

Good for you mate, where do I send the Zimmer frame

Haha please can I have a foghorn on it?? haha

 

[jaydebruyne]

The funniest thing, not only because I love it, but because I know it would have grated on my ex-wife's nerves is that he looks and acts like a mirror image of me lol the way we laugh, think, talk is so similar it's crazy!! Every cloud lol

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Haha please can I have a foghorn on it?? haha

Was thinking more down the lines of maybe a dixie tune

 

[rpm]

Best wishes for the future with your son(s) Jay, I put son(s) as I chose to have nothing to do with my father in the last 30 yrs of his life even though I was fine with little sister being in monthly contact with him. Really hope there is a happy ending there for you mate however be prepared to respect his wishes.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Best wishes for the future with your son(s) Jay, I put son(s) as I chose to have nothing to do with my father in the last 30 yrs of his life even though I was fine with little sister being in monthly contact with him. Really hope there is a happy ending there for you mate however be prepared to respect his wishes.

Always rpm, that's why I'm letting the other one see me in his own time. I've told him I'm not going anywhere and will always be here whenever/if ever he wants to see me. I will keep in contact maybe once a month though just so he doesn't think I've forgotten or don't care. I hope he comes around. He said he's ready. But time will tell. I've spent 17 years being patient, what's a little more time!? I'm sorry to hear about you and your dad. It must have been a difficult decision to make and maintain. Both my parents are dead, and I didn't like my mum very much but I still miss them both at times.

 

[rpm]

Always rpm, that's why I'm letting the other one see me in his own time. I've told him I'm not going anywhere and will always be here whenever/if ever he wants to see me. I will keep in contact maybe once a month though just so he doesn't think I've forgotten or don't care. I hope he comes around. He said he's ready. But time will tell. I've spent 17 years being patient, what's a little more time!? I'm sorry to hear about you and your dad. It must have been a difficult decision to make and maintain. Both my parents are dead, and I didn't like my mum very much but I still miss them both at times.

Glad he`s said he is ready to meet and patience is the key as you know.

My parents agreed to divorce, my father wanted to sell the big 6 bed house and buy a small house for my mother and the three children whilst keeping the large-ish company of which I was a director. The divorce dragged on for years because he wouldn`t come clean about earnings and assets, in the end mum caved in mentally broken forever, he had the big house with the OW and mum had a small house. After awhile he stopped paying the mortgage on mums house (we didn`t know there was one) that was the point I gave up my flash suits and company car, quit the directorship and went back to engineering to pay the mortgage.
It was an easy simple choice to make and I`ve never regretted it. In many ways it was the turning point of my life and made me what I am.

 

[jaydebruyne]

Glad he`s said he is ready to meet and patience is the key as you know.

My parents agreed to divorce, my father wanted to sell the big 6 bed house and buy a small house for my mother and the three children whilst keeping the large-ish company of which I was a director. The divorce dragged on for years because he wouldn`t come clean about earnings and assets, in the end mum caved in mentally broken forever, he had the big house with the OW and mum had a small house. After awhile he stopped paying the mortgage on mums house (we didn`t know there was one) that was the point I gave up my flash suits and company car, quit the directorship and went back to engineering to pay the mortgage.
It was an easy simple choice to make and I`ve never regretted it. In many ways it was the turning point of my life and made me what I am.

That's the thing isn't it, no matter what you go through, it mounds you into who you are today.. much kudos to you for stepping up, it's so easy to go down the bitter route and go down wrong paths cos it seems easier

 

[turnpin]

Happy belated birthday Jay...looks like you had a great day.....regards Turnpin

 

[Old Account]

I have brought two important people back to each other. They were torn apart and god knows why.

However, I'm talking about my father in law and his brother. They did not speak a single word to each other for at last 35 years. The funny thing is they live just 100 yards from each other. Last year at my wedding I went over to him and invited him as part of my family basically they started to talk again and I hope it will be forever. You see, once Germans torn countries apart now they bring them back together

 

[Lou]

Ah what lovey photos. There is nothing more important than family. I am pleased for you and glad you had a lovely birthday old timer!

 

[jaydebruyne]

Ah what lovey photos. There is nothing more important than family. I am pleased for you and glad you had a lovely birthday old timer!

Less of the old I'll always be 20 in my mind lol