That’s alright. I am usually quite busy and don’t have much free time to go on the internet.

My Wife did go through a lot when she was younger and from what she has told me she was shy and quiet like you back then and some people used to take advantage of her but now she is anything but shy or quiet and she is very outspoken and doesn’t let anybody walk over her. She is into politics and wants to be Prime Minister one day because like me and many other people she believes the system in our country is broken and wants to not only change it but throw it completely out the window and start afresh and knowing my Wife she won’t give up until she succeeds and I think if there is anybody that is capable of turning Australia around it is her. One of Hailey’s Uncle’s is a former Environmental Minister and her Mum’s close friend is a former Premiere and she has learned a lot from them.

I was never exactly quiet or shy when I was younger and my sister often says I was a handful in those days because I was out of control and hyperactive and I think part of that was because my Dad didn’t want to waste any money on regularly taking me to a specialist and medication like Ritalin but Jackie (my first girlfriend) helped me focus and she is the reason I started writing songs. Even though I used to get in trouble I liked going to school because it was an escape from the hell my Father used to put me through and at school nobody knew I had disabilities apart from a couple of the teachers whom I think might have suspected it but I didn’t have to worry about being put down by anybody for having them whereas when I was home and my Father was drunk that was all he would ever do to me.

You are right. There are a lot of so called ‘Norms’ who tend to shun people with disabilities but none of my friends ever shunned me until after I told them I had disabilities and that was around the same time I lost Jackie so as you could imagine I was upset and pissed off back then but I don’t hold malice towards those types of people anymore because I come to find they are no different than my Father and are full of hate and aren’t worth wasting my time on. My Dad hated all types of different people including what he called black bastards, wogs, bible bashers, curry burners, ******s, spastics, hippies, yanks and he has outdated sexist views about women which is one of the main reasons my sister has a hatred of most men and hasn’t talked to him since she moved out and took me with her. I thought he might have changed because he stopped drinking but I found out earlier this year he hadn’t.

I think we are both better off without our families and I am happy to hear you got away from yours if that is what they were doing to you because nobody deserves that. Be proud of being kooky because it means you are interesting and if you take a good look at the history books most of the people that are remembered for years to come are far from being normal. I can see how children can be expensive for some couples but money isn't a problem for me.