Hi Stef, hope you and the family are well.
Been over a year since our call, show 5496, (not sure what you remember so if a run-down of the call helps let me know) and I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you.
I've since cut off ties with my family, who've made no substantial effort to patch things up with me or make amends or acknowledge wrongdoing. My "et tu brute?" dad I don't think really cares about any of this, and my mum has only (rarely) contacted me to ask for specific items she doesn't know the whereabouts of, or just to tell me that I'm not contacting her because I'm being overly negative and not remembering anything positive about the past. My brother did reach out and I shared our call-in with him, he did seem to take it in somewhat but either way, no real difference, and I haven't heard back from him at all in about six months.
As for my ex: I've apologised, made restitutions where I can, and she's living with her boyfriend of around 18 months. We're on decent terms but contact is understandably minimal.
I'd since moved out, met a woman online and we instantly hit it off. I saved up, moved out of my place to go live with her and her parents for a couple months until I could find work closer to her area, took a while but we've recently moved into our own rented place together. She is an absolute joy to be with, every second is precious, and without toxic people in our lives it's just really easy and pleasant. She really is the one.
I've moved up in my work life too, from warehouse work working with clothes, and am now working with electronics with better pay. I've also gotten back into my blog work and am now starting to work on a couple of books, recently started looking into courses I can make too. I've also theorised about working with audio books / podcasting, but- one step at a time.
Basically, a lot has changed over the past year-and-a-bit. Bad habits are fading and my confidence is growing, and I'm very proud of where I've got myself to and how much more positive I am about the future. But that ultimately started with your amazing help, and I really cannot thank you enough.
From the bottom of my heart: thank you so much! And thank you for all the amazing work you've done over the years for everyone - it truly is invaluable.
Keep up the great work, All the best
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