Freemantleman

Love it!!

People don't need grand gestures when they're having a tough time with living day to day or even hour to hour!! it's defo the small gestures that make the biggest impact, even a hot coffee on a cold day etc . Since I lost my house in July 2017 I've been a live in carer for my mum & given i don't meet the age restriction for the complex (55+) as I only recently turned 50 I'm allowed to live with her but not as a tenant but as a long term guest with no rights or tenure but I still don't have a place of my own & feel that if I dont go with her plans or ideas she might ask me to leave & i have no legal recourse. Realistically I know it's unlikely to happen but it could so technically I'm still homeless although I have a secure roof over my head I pay the price by being here 24/7 at her beck & call & she's not an easy lady to deal with lol & thats an understatement lol!! It's that feeling at the back of my mind that I have to toe the line, bite my tongue & keep smiling! I want m6 own space in the end somewhere I can call MY HOME! Not hers not my partners mine then ours with luck !?!? I'll keep dreaming at this stage but I know I'll get there in the end through hard work, determination, a good dollop of good luck & my dreams!! Thanks for reading & listening me! Putting it in writing makes it very real even when I don't want it to be & eventually it will be positive for some one else (with luck!) Ian

Thanks Mike!! Fully appreciate things now & keep up the good work!!

Yet another great chapter!! I was joking about daily postings but thanks!! how fast do you type or have these been prepared for a while!?

Here we go!! Loll

Yay!!! A new story begins!! A chapter a day!? I'd hate to be optamistic of 2 a day !?!? Roflol Right onto today's chapter!! Lol

Over way too soon got my liking!! Loads more potential mileage with Daimy & others !! Can't wait for the next story to start/ continue!!

Hey Bruce!! I can't work my way through some authors works fast enough !! Lol read some of C.H.'s stuff already not bad!! @QUOKKA is another fav!! Ian- Southampton, Hampshire

Great to see father & son bonding so well!! I've loved all of the stories leading us to this point & read them all in the last 4-6 weeks since I joined this site, which has been great as we can interact with other readers & the authors! I've read another site that rhymes with shifty for years but I wish I'd found this one sooner!! Love you writing style & story telling abilities I'm hooked!! Lol (but don't tell my partner lol!!) Keep up the good work!! X Ian (Hampshire, UK)

Thanks! I was lucky not to need the people that your talking about but I totally agree they do a wonderful job in some difficult circumstances & not just in financial costs of running what ever type of service that they do but in the abuse that they may face from clients or the surrounding communities that may not want these things happening in their areas!? There is still do much bigotry & lack of understanding out there which is a sad reflection of the world we live in!! For me it was feeling that I was human age in & could try & hold my head up high again!! I'd offer my time to local groups or organisations but my mum tskes ul do myvh of my day I've got little 4nergy left or is he in too much pain do I just keep ttyingbyo do what little bits I can ad I can & is hope others could do the same!?!?

@droughtquake you must be a strong man to go through what you have and come out the other Side & start to rebuild your life. I found my mum a flat in a social housing retirement complex in southern England & I now live with her as her live in carer working 24/7 for free room n board. I gave up smoking 11 months ago I rarely drink n I was single for 12 years not many guys want someone with disabilities! I get by on disability benefit but I live hand yo mouth but we have a safe & secure roof over our heads! That is soo important to feel safe again!!! I live on strong prescription drugs but have never suffered from substance abuse. If i was on my own given my age of would have been placed in a local hostel along the lines of those that you've described & tbh i doubt I'd have survived long I'm not as street wise as I once thought I was!! I'm thankful for the help I eventually got but sad to see the people I once considered friends disappear into the mists as my world collapsed they didn't want to be associated with my mess & any perceived fallout ???? My own siblings told me where I went wrong but stood by & did nothing to help!! I am becoming stronger I'm not looking for sympathy what happened can't be changed but I'm more aware of others plight especially amongst our own community & even if it's just putting a few extra tins into a local food bank collection point I'll try & help in my own small way. But we are all tarred with the same brush when there are so many complex reasons for homelessness! If you can afford to show a kindness to another person in any small action or acknowledgement you never know how much it might positively impact their life that day!?

It's hard enough when your world implodes as an adult let alone as a child or a young adult!?! I lost my business in 2015 after years of struggling during the recession & the house in 2017 when i was just shy of 48 & it affects you at a base level & even now I can be reduced to tears. I had a dependant parent living with me & we were going to be put into emergency b&b accommodation but in different towns how can that work isolating an octogenarian in a strange town on their own. But I was an adult albeit with health issues but I knew of some of the ways of "system " but youngsters without a stable home life's or family friends, role models etc don't really stand a chance when services are being cut & the cracks in the system , are getting wider & deeper by the day & the staff in charge over worked!!! so much for progress in the 21st century!?!?. Til you've walked in their shoes you don't know the pain & dispair that homelessness can cause at any age but today's youth are tomorrow's future & potential work force if we & they are lucky!?!? So more could should & must be done! Ok so I've now got off my soap box for today!

Another great chapter!! The flash back was a great vehicle for some of the back story! Keep up the good work & highlighting teen homelessness!!

I like your writing style & especially the period of its setting & I too will look forward to how this evolves & the plot will draw us into this varied groups lives & hopefully loves!? Will we find out more about how the group can be together or is it a given that they know each other!?! Can't wait for the next instalment !! Thank you!!

Yup try googling Graham Norton live at the round house & if it's there you'll see him at his most outrageous!! This a live stage show in front of a live audience that was fimed & then released as a dvd He defo sets people up!! He did me that Night! In my defence a neck brace & several pints of beer didn't help !!!! Lol

Bugger!! Oh well I'll just have to keep hunting!! Lol

Hmmmm there was serious flooding on the outskirts of NW London just a few years ago a young boy died not directly due to the flood waters but it was related!?! My memory is bad but between Windsor & Chiswick areas!? I'm sure I will be corrected!? & happily so if im wrong!?!? On a personal note the two spreads are quite different & vegimite is less in your face than marmite in mho but as I can't find it on the shelves in most major supermarkets I eat marmite daily with my toast for breakfast! As to the origins of both not a clue but I thank the makers of both!!!! Lol Oh & I'm British not that this matters in the greater scheme of things !! Live long & prosper!!

Ok if you've got marmite can you send us some vegimite!?!? Can't find it for love nor money !?!? promite ?? That's a new one on me!?!? Along the same lines ie a vegi or yeast extract spread !?!? Well it's true you can learn something new each day!! Btw I've read almost all of your stories within the last three weeks & have thoroughly enjoyed them. I like your writing style & attention to detail !! Its easy to become invested in the characters & subplots !! Thank you for your imagination & hard work. I don't know much about the SW Australian regions/states etc but I'm learning fast & I'd love to visit some of the locations one day!! It's good to dream!! Rgds Ian L aka Freemantleman

Hmmmm there was serious flooding on the outskirts of NW London just a few years ago a young boy died not directly due to the flood waters but it was related!?! My memory is bad but between Windsor & Chiswick areas!? I'm sure I will be corrected!? & happily so if im wrong!?!? On a personal note the two spreads are quite different & vegimite is less in your face than marmite in mho but as I can't find it on the shelves in most major supermarkets I eat marmite daily with my toast for breakfast! As to the origins of both not a clue but I thank the makers of both!!!! Lol Oh & I'm British not that this matters in the greater scheme of things !! Live long & prosper!!

Thanks for the update!! Can't wait to get into the next chapter !!!! Rgds Ian

@ quokka Hi it says this story is on hold is this a long term thing!? I've been reading a lot of your stories & enjoying them & had just gotten into this one !! Thanks Ian Fyi Fremantle is a district of my city in the UK hence the user name I'm learning a lot about SW Australia!! Lol