MyLifeSoFar

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Five years ago this beautiful little guy came into the world, a very messed up world that he didn't ask to be born into. Happy birthday to the little disrupter that came into our lives, who makes us laugh, wears us out and keeps us young at heart.

17 comments:

AnonymousApril 9, 2024 at 2:22 PM
So beautiful and so worthwhile. Barbara in Houston
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sparklingmerlotApril 9, 2024 at 6:21 PM
He is lucky to have you. Happy Birthday, Jack.
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Debra She Who SeeksApril 9, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Happy Birthday, Jack!
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FrancesApril 10, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Happy Birthday from England ...beautiful boy!
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jabblogApril 10, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Happy birthday to a little boy who's very lucky to have loving and caring adults in his life.
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Steve ReedApril 10, 2024 at 5:45 AM
"The Little Disrupter" -- that's a great nickname. :)
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Ms. MoonApril 10, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Happy birthday, Little Guy. You are loved.
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SabineApril 10, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Happy birthday young man, you keep the world turning.
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ColetteApril 10, 2024 at 6:26 AM
He's so beautiful. I hope he had a good birthday, one in which the world made sense to him and he only had to have fun.
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SandraApril 10, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Such a beautiful baby. He's lucky he was born into a world that has a couple of loving adults to care for him. Happy Birthday, Little Disrupter.
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Marcia LaRueApril 10, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Oh, that picture just grabs a mother's heart ❤️! Happy birthday, Jack! He is a sweet disrupter!
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jjApril 10, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Happy Birthday sweet boy. Wishing you joy and love and all the best of everything, today and all the days!
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JenniferApril 11, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Such a beautiful baby! I hope life has lots of good stuff in store for Jack. He deserves it.
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37paddingtonApril 11, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Such a precious child. He's here now, and your heart will never be the same!
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ElizabethApril 11, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Precious, precious child. Happy birthday to your prince.
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Stubblejumpers CafeApril 12, 2024 at 12:05 PM
A gift, for sure. Plus you are getting a chance to parent without being a first-timer at it; that must be a real blessing for a child, don't you think? I wouldn't mind a do-over at parenting myself, in some respects!
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MargaretApril 12, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Happy Birthday to Jack! I admire you so much for parenting him--not easy at our ages.
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A few people have wondered about Jack and his back story, not sure how things have gotten to where they are now, so thought I would share. Jack is the son of my son and a woman he was with briefly. Both my son and Jack's mom are/were alcoholics and drug addicts. We have been caring for Jack, off and on, since he was born. In October 2021, Jack was taken into foster care briefly, when his mom was arrested for assaulting him. Since then we were appointed guardians, along with his maternal grandma and aunt. My son hasn't had contact with his son in almost three years, and he's in and out of jail on a regular basis. Jack's mom has been in rehab a couple of times and is trying to get her life back. Sadly, she also seems to have some mental illness which makes her very difficult to deal with, and I think that's why she self medicates with drugs and alcohol.