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Hi all...I changed my picture, this is my dog Hudson the Stud man....And he is showing you what he thinks of this mess we are in!!

I just wanted to take a minute to do what I can to offer support to anyone that is new..old..or .both... That is what it is all about!!

If you have just found this site my guess is you are somewhat relieved and maybe a little nervous about reaching out or talking on a public board..I was too.

Just want to say sorry you need us but glad you found us!! If you do not feel comfortable asking questions or reaching out you may click on the persons profile and "send a message" The people here are in every phase of this nightmare and we have everything and nothing to offer!! We try to hold each other up in hard times and at the very least just let you know you are not alone..We find things to laugh about sometimes too and just hearing others stories puts ours into perspective sometimes!

I myself have only been here a couple of months..My husband got a 2 year sentence in February and is waiting on an early release program right now..Once he gets in he will have 6 months to go but....the waiting is just part of this ugly ride! I have decided that is one thing that I am learning..patience!!! I HATE to wait even for a red light, let alone months on end ... I have learned alot since this began and I will do my best to keep my head up when I can and cry when I need to!

From the phone calls to visits, moves, holidays alone..shame, guilt, anger, depression, anxiety..you name it someone here has been in your shoes! Please feel welcome..know that we all just want to offer you a warm place to share your thoughts and fears! Hang in there and stop by anytime!!
Posted on 07/01/12, 12:05 am
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Reply #1 - 07/01/12  12:37am
" Very uplifting miskim.... hugs to you ^_^ "
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Reply #2 - 07/01/12  10:37am
" Thanks miskim. I am glad for you that it won't be as long as some of us will be waiting.

When a friend suggested I google to find a support group I was thinking I would have to go somewhere once a week and face a bunch of people and talk and cry and all that. My husband was totally against it. He and his first wife went to a support group for special needs children years ago and he said it was not as supportive and that they always felt "less than" the others that attended.

This group is anonymous yet we get to know each other. No one judges us for how we look, what we have, or don't have or what our loved one has done to get them in this situation.

We did not do the wrong act that got us to this group but we are suffering just as much and sometimes worse. So I know for myself, I read as many discussions as I could and looked at some profiles and realized that these are people just like me, suffering. And so, I jumped in and introduced myself and now I have some friends I can talk to about this and they understand how I feel.

Thanks for being there miskim, phnxmoon, ihate wisconsin, (geez could you have picked a shorter name? haha) ,Suchaslife, and all the rest. You are all so good to get on here every day and befriend, counsel, encourage.

How can I repay? By getting on here every day and befriending and encouraging others. "
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Reply #3 - 07/01/12  4:22pm
" It don't matter one month or one yr or 25 to life. When your away from your family it hurts. You don't know what they are going through or what they will face from one sec to the next. A mother will alway worrie about her child no matter how old they are or where they live.
A spouse is the same way to but when the burden is layed all on a women and no family or very little suport it makes it very rough.
What happends when there are little children and they don't understand or do but there is nothing they can do?

The pain is all the same. The hurt is just as deep.

I am very thankfull for this group. You all are so open and very caring.
Thank you for being you. "
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Reply #4 - 07/01/12  6:38pm
" my bf also didn't like the idea of me joining a support group but he respects all the decissions i make. he worries someonewill fill my head with horrible advice...in other words, tell me to leave him. i tell him nobody encourages me to walk out on him. i have found so much support here, but most of all i have found out i am not alone. knowing that helps me a great deal. "
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Reply #5 - 07/01/12  9:55pm
" I love all you guys, you are great. All of you said things perfectly on this post, and miskim, you hit the nail on the head. Prayergirl/dalybird, I had a different name, had to change it cuz I got hacked, and the guys in the prison were having people copy off of my site on here and using it against him. I told ya, I am just W., if that makes you happy.

I found this years ago, then left for awhile when he was home. He didn't like it either. No one every has told me to leave him on here. No one told me here to desert my son when he was in either. An old hag my mom knew told her she should turn her back on my son/her grandson, she told her off.

This site has really become more than us whining. We share information, we give job advice, we help each other any way we can.

dalybird, my next class is Art Appreciation, and I am not very appreciating of understanding art. I like some, it's pretty, just have no flare for doing it. So I will need your help with my homework, ok?

This is like a coffee party, only tonite, it's vodka and mango juice. Oh, never worry about me becoming a lush. 2 drinks and I fall asleep. That's why I don't go to bars. Not cool sleeping ontop of the bar.

My fiance hated me being on this when he read stuff I wrote that they used against him. He made me promise to never use any of our names, or exact info about us. Well, I tell alot of stories, but in the way to help. I don't tell his name, or where he is at specifically anymore. Lately I have told him about a few of you wonderful, and silly ladies. He's ok with it now. He is just glad I am not like one of the wives of the guys in with him. She never goes to see him, never writes, never puts phone money on, and used to be all over fb with pictures of her wild bar nights. Gee guess what, I sent my fiance those pic's to show him, and now she took me off of her friend's list. Too bad, she was an idiot. Her husband gave her a good life. Her daughter was hanging out with a slutty girl who did drugs. He forbid her to be with her. She and the girl went to the cops and said he touched this girl innappropriately. Then later the girl fought with that friend, went to the cops and said she lied. They did nothing to the girls, but the guy is in for 8 yrs, and listed forever as a sex offender. The poor man, he knew his daughter was pregnant, and in dire medical trouble, almost dying, and that's the last he heard from her. The kids don't write to him, or try to visit. Nothing. He is cut off from his family and he did nothing.

My guy better really appreciate that I sit like a boring old lady doing nothing. I live where there is nothing to do but go to bars, and that's not me, not alone. YUK

I have a real good time with all of the people on here. We have a fun group. Thank you every one of you. "
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Reply #6 - 07/01/12  9:55pm
" I love all you guys, you are great. All of you said things perfectly on this post, and miskim, you hit the nail on the head. Prayergirl/dalybird, I had a different name, had to change it cuz I got hacked, and the guys in the prison were having people copy off of my site on here and using it against him. I told ya, I am just W., if that makes you happy.

I found this years ago, then left for awhile when he was home. He didn't like it either. No one every has told me to leave him on here. No one told me here to desert my son when he was in either. An old hag my mom knew told her she should turn her back on my son/her grandson, she told her off.

This site has really become more than us whining. We share information, we give job advice, we help each other any way we can.

dalybird, my next class is Art Appreciation, and I am not very appreciating of understanding art. I like some, it's pretty, just have no flare for doing it. So I will need your help with my homework, ok?

This is like a coffee party, only tonite, it's vodka and mango juice. Oh, never worry about me becoming a lush. 2 drinks and I fall asleep. That's why I don't go to bars. Not cool sleeping ontop of the bar.

My fiance hated me being on this when he read stuff I wrote that they used against him. He made me promise to never use any of our names, or exact info about us. Well, I tell alot of stories, but in the way to help. I don't tell his name, or where he is at specifically anymore. Lately I have told him about a few of you wonderful, and silly ladies. He's ok with it now. He is just glad I am not like one of the wives of the guys in with him. She never goes to see him, never writes, never puts phone money on, and used to be all over fb with pictures of her wild bar nights. Gee guess what, I sent my fiance those pic's to show him, and now she took me off of her friend's list. Too bad, she was an idiot. Her husband gave her a good life. Her daughter was hanging out with a slutty girl who did drugs. He forbid her to be with her. She and the girl went to the cops and said he touched this girl innappropriately. Then later the girl fought with that friend, went to the cops and said she lied. They did nothing to the girls, but the guy is in for 8 yrs, and listed forever as a sex offender. The poor man, he knew his daughter was pregnant, and in dire medical trouble, almost dying, and that's the last he heard from her. The kids don't write to him, or try to visit. Nothing. He is cut off from his family and he did nothing.

My guy better really appreciate that I sit like a boring old lady doing nothing. I live where there is nothing to do but go to bars, and that's not me, not alone. YUK

I have a real good time with all of the people on here. We have a fun group. Thank you every one of you. "
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Reply #7 - 07/02/12  1:11am
" You guys are all awsome and have helped me heaps and its the most i can do to help you guys in retune.
Hugs and love me "
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Reply #8 - 07/02/12  1:12am
" You guys are all awsome and have helped me heaps and its the most i can do to help you guys in retune.
Hugs and love me "
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Reply #9 - 07/02/12  1:13am
" You guys are all awsome and have helped me heaps and its the most i can do to help you guys in retune.
Hugs and love me "
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Reply #10 - 07/02/12  1:14am
" You guys are all awsome and have helped me heaps and its the most i can do to help you guys in retune.
Hugs and love me "

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