Derek Jones
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Well, that's where I really start to judge myself because... Then I'm trying to we're still living in the same house at the time. I'm trying to save up money to get my own place. She says she's going to counseling, shows me this counselor she's going to and everything. You know, she wishes she could take it back, but she couldn't. And she's trying to work on herself.
Well, that's where I really start to judge myself because... Then I'm trying to we're still living in the same house at the time. I'm trying to save up money to get my own place. She says she's going to counseling, shows me this counselor she's going to and everything. You know, she wishes she could take it back, but she couldn't. And she's trying to work on herself.
Well, that's where I really start to judge myself because... Then I'm trying to we're still living in the same house at the time. I'm trying to save up money to get my own place. She says she's going to counseling, shows me this counselor she's going to and everything. You know, she wishes she could take it back, but she couldn't. And she's trying to work on herself.
And then the oldest starts getting, you know, starts having more seizure stuff. And everything. And I just, I got roped back in. I stuck around. I look back now and I know, I know why I did it. I did it for the kids. I didn't do it for her. I did it for the kids. But I was still in such a shaded place that in me nowadays, I would have been a hundred miles down the road.
And then the oldest starts getting, you know, starts having more seizure stuff. And everything. And I just, I got roped back in. I stuck around. I look back now and I know, I know why I did it. I did it for the kids. I didn't do it for her. I did it for the kids. But I was still in such a shaded place that in me nowadays, I would have been a hundred miles down the road.
And then the oldest starts getting, you know, starts having more seizure stuff. And everything. And I just, I got roped back in. I stuck around. I look back now and I know, I know why I did it. I did it for the kids. I didn't do it for her. I did it for the kids. But I was still in such a shaded place that in me nowadays, I would have been a hundred miles down the road.
I don't care if I had a place to live or not. I would have been living in my vehicle. Like I said, when we first met, I was, you know, looking back, I was really depressed. I never got out of that because of everything we had went through.
I don't care if I had a place to live or not. I would have been living in my vehicle. Like I said, when we first met, I was, you know, looking back, I was really depressed. I never got out of that because of everything we had went through.
I don't care if I had a place to live or not. I would have been living in my vehicle. Like I said, when we first met, I was, you know, looking back, I was really depressed. I never got out of that because of everything we had went through.
Then the gun, then the you know, we're like, yeah, three and a half years in and four years in somewhere along those lines. And we're on thin ice. I still have the paperwork turned into the court. I ended up pulling it out. And I tell her, like, hey, you've really got to show me that you're going to change.
Then the gun, then the you know, we're like, yeah, three and a half years in and four years in somewhere along those lines. And we're on thin ice. I still have the paperwork turned into the court. I ended up pulling it out. And I tell her, like, hey, you've really got to show me that you're going to change.
Then the gun, then the you know, we're like, yeah, three and a half years in and four years in somewhere along those lines. And we're on thin ice. I still have the paperwork turned into the court. I ended up pulling it out. And I tell her, like, hey, you've really got to show me that you're going to change.
Like, I don't want to have another set of my kids growing up in a broken family, but I can't stick around. You do anything like this again, I can promise you I'm high-telling. Like, this is your last saving grace. And deep down inside, I'm just doing it for the kids. The love, I felt... this is me being true and honest. Now it's the love.
Like, I don't want to have another set of my kids growing up in a broken family, but I can't stick around. You do anything like this again, I can promise you I'm high-telling. Like, this is your last saving grace. And deep down inside, I'm just doing it for the kids. The love, I felt... this is me being true and honest. Now it's the love.
Like, I don't want to have another set of my kids growing up in a broken family, but I can't stick around. You do anything like this again, I can promise you I'm high-telling. Like, this is your last saving grace. And deep down inside, I'm just doing it for the kids. The love, I felt... this is me being true and honest. Now it's the love.
It was already gone, but I, growing up always want, I grew up in a broken family and I was like, I don't, you know, already have one kid with a broken family. I don't want my others. If, if there's any chance that she can turn her life around, you know, people make me, we're, we're all human. We all make mistakes. I know that, but it was like, that was a pretty big mistake, you know?
It was already gone, but I, growing up always want, I grew up in a broken family and I was like, I don't, you know, already have one kid with a broken family. I don't want my others. If, if there's any chance that she can turn her life around, you know, people make me, we're, we're all human. We all make mistakes. I know that, but it was like, that was a pretty big mistake, you know?
It was already gone, but I, growing up always want, I grew up in a broken family and I was like, I don't, you know, already have one kid with a broken family. I don't want my others. If, if there's any chance that she can turn her life around, you know, people make me, we're, we're all human. We all make mistakes. I know that, but it was like, that was a pretty big mistake, you know?
Um, but I'm like, Hey, this is your final shot. So, um, I went back and then the youngest starts getting sicker. And November 2021, I should be, that's when the youngest went into the hospital the first time for seizure-like symptoms. And that's where everything started falling into place. of things happening.