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October 20, 2005
Victoria
For those of you who don't know, Victoria is my 10 year old daughter. The hardest part of my decision to come to Vienna was that I wouldn't see much of her now. I separated from her mother in early 1999 but because we all lived in the Bronx I enjoyed alot of time with Victoria. There were always times when her mother caused problems for what ever reasons when it came to scheduling time with Victoria but for the most part I worked around it and dealt with alot of nonsense. A couple of years ago Victoria moved upstate about an hour away. So began the slow decrease in the time that I got to spend with her. There was no co-operation from her mother and Victoria's and my time together began to be less and less. On top of it being less and less there was more resistance from her mother and at times from even Victoria. With out getting in too much details I think little by little I was weared down over the years of fighting and then later on having to compomise just to get a few hours in the weekend with Victoria.
So ultimately I thought it would a good time the way things were going anyway to take a break from the negativity surrounding that scenario. It is very emotionally draining.
Even so I know that there is a bond with Victoria. We've had many good times and we still have good times ahead of us. I really miss her. I call her on weekends but manytimes I get an answering machine. My emails go unanswered too, but I'll just keep writing and calling and it will be ok. Victoria is a great little girl. Here is a picture this past summer at my Bronx apartment. We were playing a lot of chess this summer. I taught Victoria how to play chess at the age of 3. It took some years for her to reach a level that she is aware of attacks on her pieces and I can see her trying to trick me or attack me. We have driven to Florida about 4 times. We drove to Canada last December and to Washington D.C. a couple of year before. We spent alot of time in central park and we still have two buried treasures there. We also spent alot of time in Orchard beach walking through the nature trails and at the beach side as well. She plays soccer too and her Gameboy.
Posted by Victor at October 20, 2005 04:19 PM
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T also enjoyed the trails in the woods at Pelham Park, especially north of the beach. I used to bike ride with my nephew through the woods around 5-6 AM. We had the whole place to ourselves, except for a few people who were fishing.
I enjoyed your memories with your daughter.
Are you living in Vienna, Austria? One of my favorite countries. I've climbed the mountains around Innsbruch.
Posted by: Doal Hanson at June 14, 2006 05:24 AM
Hi Victor,
I love my granddaughters picture here see show's so much of you in her facial expressions. I love you and miss you. Hug Monika for me please :-) MOM
Posted by: Lee at November 10, 2005 10:24 PM
I know all this...send me an email and tell me how class is, how Monica is and about the wedding plans!
Posted by: marsha at October 21, 2005 08:44 PM