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Originally Posted by wynner88888
I’m your definition of a normal person with a good job, a wife that’s out of my league, two amazing children and all the material possessions I could want. I also have the bills to go with it. My children are my life and because of them I wouldn’t change a thing, but qualitatively I’m not sure my life is any better than when I was a teen travelling Thailand. Life was swell and the only thing wrong with my simple life was other people telling me that there was something wrong with my life, that I should be this or that. I remember being in OP’s position and having similar dreams to him, but because I cared too much about what my critics were saying I never went through with them.
Trust yourself OP. I’m not sure why you feel the need to brag - that’s sorta lame. But pursue your dreams regardless of what others say. I’d suggest perhaps doing a degree (Open University, English language?) so that you can teach English wherever you are if results get rough. And a so called ‘normal’ life will always be available to you if you ever want it. But apart from having children with the feeling of motivation, lifelong commitment, love, responsibility, etc that comes with them, the grass isn’t necessarily as green as these other dudes are suggesting.
You werent in the same situation as OP, you were young and traveling and not totally broke with no way out
OP is a 30yo man eating rice and eggs on a 200$ income a month for more hours of work than most factory slaves in thailand. He is not traveling or doing anything. He's basically an underfed slave to his poker site.
No one wants a normal life. The dream is to work for yourself and travel/enjoy whatever you want but playing poker 12-16hrs a day to just feed yourself is definitely not a dream. Which is basically what everyone gets in thailand unless they are poker players. less successful poker players grind to survive and do nothing but survive on the low-rung hookers for entertainment. It's a sad way to live.