Thats the truth i have thought about that too. Except i think your wife would notice after awhile...life is truly lonely now. More and more people are too scared to open up cause we may be bad people..who knows..and they go home to their empty houses too. I have noticed you BTW :)

Sorry to hear with even so many people around you that you feel so lonely. I might suggest you find things that you do enjoy doing for yourself to do-sometimes we have to take care of ourselves

I know it’s hard to be a trucker, being on the road for days. How long are you gone most of the time? Do the people around you know that you appreciate it they contact you once in a while? Maybe some people think truckers would rather not be disturbed, to be left alone while hauling. That was my opinion before. Then I learned from a trucker in our church that it is quite lonely and boring. Well, I didn’t know. But his wife and kids did check up on him and prayed for him while he was away and he said that was good to know. He goes to church when he is not on the road so there are other people, even just acquaintances he only see once in a while who pray for him. It took years to have some bond but he can call them once in a while. Maybe you would consider doing this.

I know a guy like you, especially the part where you said if you died, only your boss would notice you're missing.
This guy I know, he's always working, never takes his lunch hour, never spends time with his family (he's married to); leaves for work too early comes back too late works before and past his hours, never takes a day off; works 6 days a week, 7 days a week during Christmas holidays, is in his late 60's; but he CHOOSES to do this, his job is his "avoidance". I don't know if you are THAT bad, but it's sad to see someone like this. Especially if there are people in your life! Maybe you have to bond more with your family. It's important.

Sorry to hear that. My uncle used to drive trucks until he developed back pains and he couldn’t do it anymore. It nearly destroyed him because that was all he knew doing. He was also lonely and felt that so much have passed him by. I hope that you feel better, man.

Maria, I think you need to develop a little bit more compassion. He is lonely and he is reaching out and we maybe the closest friends he can have who will listen to his plight. Pay attention to ChickenNuggets’ words. He said “on the way out of town,” and “trucking to Chicago.” He is a long haul truck driver. You are comparing him to a zombie workaholic who has a chance to have a normal life but chooses to be lonely. When you said, “I don't know if you are THAT bad, “ you are misreading the man. ChickenNuggets is sort of imprisoned by his career and thanks to his sacrifice we all get our Black Friday stuff on time and not to mention cheap eggs and milk and all other reasonably priced grocery stuff.

Have you ever shared these thoughts with your family? If not, I would try to.

Tell your wife you miss her. You want to hear how things are going while your gone to help support her.

Tell your kids you want to be a part of their life more. Ask to call/be called once a day. See how their test went, who they are lunch with, what crazy thing they did in science. etc.

I think fathers often get overlooked, which is incredibly sad. They can be perceived as the fixers or the ATM for some families.

I know if my father had approached me about this, I would have been happy to talk daily and seen it as a token of love for him to want to stay connected with me.

Reach out to them. They may just reach right back!

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Thanks for all the comments.....had some super.....time to sleep....and drive all night. 4a.m. delivery.