| Author: | todd sawyer | ISBN: | 9781311615176 |
| Publisher: | todd sawyer | Publication: | July 31, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | todd sawyer |
| ISBN: | 9781311615176 |
| Publisher: | todd sawyer |
| Publication: | July 31, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
My Grandpa was married four times. My Dad was married five times. I’ve been divorced once. I come from a long line of Broken Pickers.
I was married for eight years to a great woman and we tried hard to make it work. It wasn’t our B effort - it was our best effort and it still ended. After my divorce, I spent a couple of years lost, hurt and confused. Then I met and fell in love with another great woman and after four years together that relationship ended.
The break up hurt and sent me looking back in the mirror, because I knew the call was coming from inside my own house.
All I know for sure is - I was down for awhile… again.
But as I got back on my feet, I started asking my buddies and then strangers how the boy/girl thing works for them.
The answers were different, but the stories had a lot of similarities. It didn’t seem to matter if you were a man or a woman, what your sexual orientation or race was; the answer was the same – our pickers were broken. Sure the relationship didn’t work, but we were picking them.
Most people have at least one story about a bad choice. Not just a bad one-nighter, but a real “I should have known better. There’s a month/a year/ half my life I’ll never get back” story.
Some of the stories were funny. Some were sad. Most were both. I thought I should write a book. Change the names and towns, but keep the laughs - and the tears. Enjoy the read... and if you see yourself in some of them know you're not alone.
My Grandpa was married four times. My Dad was married five times. I’ve been divorced once. I come from a long line of Broken Pickers.
I was married for eight years to a great woman and we tried hard to make it work. It wasn’t our B effort - it was our best effort and it still ended. After my divorce, I spent a couple of years lost, hurt and confused. Then I met and fell in love with another great woman and after four years together that relationship ended.
The break up hurt and sent me looking back in the mirror, because I knew the call was coming from inside my own house.
All I know for sure is - I was down for awhile… again.
But as I got back on my feet, I started asking my buddies and then strangers how the boy/girl thing works for them.
The answers were different, but the stories had a lot of similarities. It didn’t seem to matter if you were a man or a woman, what your sexual orientation or race was; the answer was the same – our pickers were broken. Sure the relationship didn’t work, but we were picking them.
Most people have at least one story about a bad choice. Not just a bad one-nighter, but a real “I should have known better. There’s a month/a year/ half my life I’ll never get back” story.
Some of the stories were funny. Some were sad. Most were both. I thought I should write a book. Change the names and towns, but keep the laughs - and the tears. Enjoy the read... and if you see yourself in some of them know you're not alone.