Carrie

And I think that maybe part of Tim longed for what I'm going to refer to as a normal life. And I think that when he would start to feel that, normalcy of like a family, it was good for him. And then he felt like he had people that cared about him and people that he cared about. But that other side of him was always there and would never allow that to come full circle.

And I think that maybe part of Tim longed for what I'm going to refer to as a normal life. And I think that when he would start to feel that, normalcy of like a family, it was good for him. And then he felt like he had people that cared about him and people that he cared about. But that other side of him was always there and would never allow that to come full circle.

For privacy reasons, I had gotten a P.O. box, and, like, every day, you know, getting multiple letters from Mick. He would send letters to me, letters to the kids, and, like, he would have prison inmates that knew how to draw, like, draw cartoon characters on the envelopes for the kids. It was, at times, overwhelming.

For privacy reasons, I had gotten a P.O. box, and, like, every day, you know, getting multiple letters from Mick. He would send letters to me, letters to the kids, and, like, he would have prison inmates that knew how to draw, like, draw cartoon characters on the envelopes for the kids. It was, at times, overwhelming.

It was not easy. It was not easy at all because I had made all sorts of promises to Mick that, after several years, I knew I was not going to be able to keep. I had two young kids. I needed a life. I couldn't just, you know, run to the prison every other weekend and visit him and constantly have $1,000 phone bills.

It was not easy. It was not easy at all because I had made all sorts of promises to Mick that, after several years, I knew I was not going to be able to keep. I had two young kids. I needed a life. I couldn't just, you know, run to the prison every other weekend and visit him and constantly have $1,000 phone bills.

The first date, my sister was supposed to watch my children. And for whatever reason, she ended up backing out. So I called him to tell him that I, you know, needed to reschedule the date. And he said, why? So I told him, you know, I was having issues with a babysitter. And he said, just bring the kids with you. So we met him at a movie theater. We saw the movie Fly Away Home.

The first date, my sister was supposed to watch my children. And for whatever reason, she ended up backing out. So I called him to tell him that I, you know, needed to reschedule the date. And he said, why? So I told him, you know, I was having issues with a babysitter. And he said, just bring the kids with you. So we met him at a movie theater. We saw the movie Fly Away Home.

It was awkward, you know, like you're trying to start a new relationship with someone and you have this hanging over your head, but he was like a very adventurous person. So he was kind of like into the whole story. He wanted to know like all the details and everything about what had happened and what we had been through.

It was awkward, you know, like you're trying to start a new relationship with someone and you have this hanging over your head, but he was like a very adventurous person. So he was kind of like into the whole story. He wanted to know like all the details and everything about what had happened and what we had been through.

And probably out of everyone that I've dated since then, he was probably the person who like understood it the most.

And probably out of everyone that I've dated since then, he was probably the person who like understood it the most.

I couldn't start a new relationship and still hold on to him, so I had to find a way to let go. Even after everything that we went through, everything that the situation put me and my kids through, I still loved him, and it was hard to let it go. So I drove to Lucasville one last time to tell him goodbye, that I had met someone.

I couldn't start a new relationship and still hold on to him, so I had to find a way to let go. Even after everything that we went through, everything that the situation put me and my kids through, I still loved him, and it was hard to let it go. So I drove to Lucasville one last time to tell him goodbye, that I had met someone.

And even though I had promised that I would always be there, that I couldn't make good on that promise.

And even though I had promised that I would always be there, that I couldn't make good on that promise.

Leave this behind.

Leave this behind.

That just made my heart race. As soon as you said those words, I do remember that.

That just made my heart race. As soon as you said those words, I do remember that.