So my best mate persuaded me to have a "leaving the police party", ( I am trying hard not to say retirement as I have just turned 52 and this is not real retirement, more well done you survived 30 years in the police). I have missed many Christmases, birthdays, funerals, family gatherings and life by working 24 hrs shifts and the long hours. I have for many years been too exhausted to socialise and thought I had no friends to invite...it is easy to feel isolated and a bit of an outsider after working in the police for so long.
I was surprised at the number of people on my list to invite and then at the amount of friends who did actually turn up to the party. They even brought me gifts which was a surprise ( silly I know ). I enjoyed every minute of the party and did not stop talking all night. So the anxiety of the prep was worth it... I woke up the following more very tired but with a new feeling of being loved and calm.
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