I keep getting told I should write a book...?

Question by Thomas D: I maintain acquiring told I ought to write a book...?
No concept if I actually really should or if any person would care. I am excellent with words and am positive I COULD do it...but would not know where to begin (and don't say the beginning).

So the issues in my life people from my family to my psychologist say ought to be in a book...

I have 7 youngsters, 6 (1 of which was adopted at 14) with special needs that together incorporate (but not limited to) a child who had a stroke before he was born, a daughter born with a severe clubfoot, bipolar disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, OCD, depression, dyslexia, autism, ashbergers, chronic gastrointestinal dysfunction, herpes in the eye, ADHD.

In addition I (the Dad) have Bipolar Disorder II, OCD, ADD, am deaf in my right ear. In my life I have had 2 failed marriages, over 50 jobs (I am 38), have struggled with addiction to pornography and have (regrettably) participated in infidelity (my wife and I worked it out. My wife and I met when her ex husband ran off with my ex wife.

Just in the last year my family has seen a car wreck on the way to my sons graduation. All 6 youngsters besides the graduate had been in the auto and were sent to the hospital, my wife was airlifted to hospital...she broke four ribs hitting the steering wheel. I was off work for four months being hospitalized for Bipolar, had 8 sessions of Electric Convulsive Therapy, surgery to repair a deviated septum in my nose and then four months later I broke (actually shattered) my nose requiring surgery all over again. Let's see...My son was bucked off a horse, breaking his hand, my daughter was arrested and then sent to State hospital for her mental problems. She is now on probation, my other son would rather cause a fist fight with me then to do what he is asked, my wife ran over a pine tree on icy roads, my son ran over a rock delivering pizzas, I lost my volunteer job as a Firefigher/EMT but only after watching my friend die after he was shot by the police. My wifes daycare went out of company and then the landlord would not let us get our things out of the creating. We have also had a friend aid us install a mobile property to be employed for a craft developing for my wife. Well he screwed up and the house fell on him. My sons and I managed to get it off him and we revived him and he is ok now with 8 broken ribs...then the county made me tear the constructing down as it did not meet their standards, my dog got hit by a vehicle (but survived) and then got into the chicken home and killed three and injured two. Of the two, my daughter and I stitched one up to close a gaping 3" wound on the neck. Last winter we had our only steers, one pet goat and 24 chickens freeze to death. That is not counting the gerbal and the Oscar (fish) that kicked it too. Oh, and my 10 year old son burned him self putting a metal bowel in the microwave when we had been not house. Rather than call us he put his hand in water to ease the pain...ICE WATER! When we got residence his entire body was chilled and his hand was blue.

Other than that, we are just your typical everyday dysfunctional family.

So...what do YOU think? Forget my family and pals...what do YOU think, need to all this (and believe it or not, a lot more) be in a book?
OH MY HECK...funny responses

I assure you the story is accurate. The adoption was a private adoption...my exwifes had a daughter soon after we split, my son is this girls half sister. My job has been stable now for 5 years. As for mentall illness, that does not preclude a individual from adopting so long as they can show they are now stable. The "shock" treatments were soon after the adoption. As for being a EMT and a mental case...I was not diagnosed whilst I was with the department and they did fire me for it in spite of there by no means becoming a conflict...lawsuit pending.

As for soothing...we're not JUST a train wreck. Somehow we often manage to land on our feet, partly community and family support, partly God's aid, mostly just stubborn. Not always sure how we do it.

We have had great stories too, I shoulda stressed that. My daughter discovered two young horses somebody left to die near our house. She saved their lives for positive! As soon as healthy she adopted one out and is "breaking" the other one now.


Finest answer:

Answer by Kaycie
I feel if your life was a book it could be inspirational to folks who have comparable problems and just don't know how to deal with it. It could be a very good encounter for you to have it all down on paper and understand how strong you are and maintain you going. Even if you don't publish it you can at least say you did it. Good Luck with all that you do!

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