By coinjoe on Skatehive
Coffee cub my daughter-in-law gave me. Had coffee with my buddy T the other day. First time in a while. Met him about three years ago when I hired him to do some work on my house. Somewhere along the way he stopped being just the guy who fixed things and became a friend. Guess it happens like that sometimes. You don't plan it. It just happens. We meet up every couple of weeks usually. Sometimes at my house. Sometimes at the McDonald's down the road. I don't drive so he accommodates that. Never makes it weird. Just shows up. With Kim and I being down and out lately it's been longer than usual since we got together. I looked forward to seeing him again. We talk about everything. Sometimes it gets deep. He had a rough childhood. Struggled with substance abuse until a few years ago. I've got my own mental health challenges. He's a veteran too. So we've got that in common. We don't always go heavy though. Sometimes we just talk about life. Raising kids. His are still at home but getting rea