Hello xxx! Thank you for your answer! How are you today?
I guess I tortured you with stories about my work?
I decided today to add my "archival" photos to you when I was much younger than now. Hope you like it.
I also decided to add you a photo of my whole family in general. There are uncles and aunts, also cousins.
In the middle are my dad and mom. Unfortunately, they are no longer with me.
This is one of the last photos with them. Exactly one year after this photo, they died from household gas poisoning.
There was a domestic gas leak in our house at night. I was in Ryazan these days. I had refresher courses.
And my destiny was not to be with them that night. It's terrible to remember...
I still cannot fully accept the fact that they are not here and sometimes talk about them in the present tense.
You see the girl in the photo with me? Her name was Christina.
She's gone too. This is my parents' adopted daughter. My little sister. She, too, was in the house that night.
I decided to share this with you because I had to tell you sooner or later about it.
Now do you understand why I have nothing and no one except my work? These events radically changed my life.
I sometimes look at photographs of that time and understand that even my sight has changed after that.
And of course my character has changed too.
There was a time when I completely closed in myself and could not think about anything but this.
The worst thing is that at that moment there was not a person nearby who could support me and not leave me.
Probably, it was in those moments that I realized what it means to be alone with a terrible problem and not find support nearby.
I found the strength to get on my feet and continue living. Despite everything.
Family has always been the most important thing for me.
And everything changed fundamentally when the tragedy happened.
I have absolutely nothing left but my work. It was work that saved me from harmful thoughts and actions.
But after a while, the wounds on my heart healed and I understand that I need to live on and create my own family. Forgive me for such my life story.
I decided to explain myself to you and open up completely so that you don't think that I am a grumpy nature.
This is all due to the experiences and events that happened to me..
I heard somewhere that a strong woman ceases to be strong, only with a man she likes.
Today, apparently, I showed weakness by telling you about my tragedy.
Draw your own conclusions, my friend. Do you have a story that you would like to tell me?
Maybe events that changed your outlook on life?
I hope for your early reply. And don't forget add photos. Take care and be healthy. Elena