I have 2 daughters the youngest Rose is the policewoman and Virginia our oldest is our helper when we need her, she suppose to be with us more than she has been but her and mun clash as they are so alike and are always arguing with each other and I am in the middle of it all, drives me crazy and it get so bad Virginia leaves to go home, then Debra complains that she has left before she has finished helping her, she just don't get it she drives her away as everything has to be done her way, if Debra leaves her alone to do all the things needed and things be good but Debra just can't help it she is set in her ways of doing things.
But funny when they are both away from each other they are both on the phone to each other constantly, I can never work that one out, my wife is 1/2 deaf and when she talks she is loud and when they both argue it's even louder, get insane sometime and when I tell them to lower their voice Debra tells me to shut up, even when I am up in the shed I can hear them, sometimes I think I live in a mad house, was great when I could just jump on the bike and go.
I feel like I am trapped in my own house now with my missing leg relying on mates to come and get me out of the house or going to rehab just to escape this madness, it does have an effect on me the lost of my freedom that I have always had, my wife who I have known since childhood drives me insane with her way of doing things, its my duty to look after her even in my situation but she makes it hard for me, but when she tells me I am doing things wrong I just tell her "go away and leave me alone", but that is Debra I should be use to it now after 35+ years together, but no we both have our moments, she might be insane in her ways but she is a good woman who has put up with me and my biker life (she had no choice with that one lol) but she always let me go on my bike runs and time away with my mates without any questions at all, sometime a week or 2 away and all she ask of me is to not drink too much and don't ride the bike when I do drink, well she knows I don't ride after one beer, might have done in my younger days but not now.
I still have mates that I have grown up with, well most of my mates I have, a few from grade one at school, but I have 3 very close mates that stick together like glue, but since the accident the other old mates are sticking with me more than they ever have and we are all retired now and they are all willing to help me out when needed, come and get me to get me out of the house, even the mates who have moved away from the area have come out of their way to spend time with me and to take me away even if it's just for a few hours, it's what has been keeping me going, mateship is so strong here in Aussie land, it's the Aussie way and helping mates in need, we put sh it on each other and joke around with each other and some of the things we do, its just the way us Aussies are, we treat people the same way we like to be treated, but we don't put up with fools or wankers or people doing the wrong thing to others, always willing to help others even strangers and so many strangers have helped both Debra and myself in the last few months, not only here but over the other side of the world, there are good people around everywhere and it has made me a stronger person in myself and Debra is slowly winning, she still has a long way to go but she is with me to help her win and get back on top of things, next year we both start a fresh and get back on top of things, life goes on and we both are strong with help from good friends, thank you to all of you.
Ashley and Debra
