2 Years Later Georgia and Don
It has now been two years Don’s release so I thought that
maybe it was time for an update to our story.
First for all, yes, we are still together and very much in love. As I have said before, marrying an inmate is
difficult and once they are released it is still difficult. You both have a lot of adjusting to do, it
does get easier but it takes awhile. For
Don there was a lot of change all at once and a lot that he just didn’t know;
things like mp3 players, computers even cell phone, things we take for granted. I loved going to stores with him, he would
find the strangest things and have me explain them to him, he especially love
little gadgets, you would not believe how many silly things he brought those
first few months. The people he worked
with at first would be confused by the things that he didn’t know or
understand, at least till they understood his history. But as time goes by he gets better and so do
I.
He is now working and has been for about 18 months now. He
still doesn’t drive but he has never
missed a day’s work and is well liked by his supervisors and fellow
employees. He took his first ever
vacation this summer and was rather proud of himself. He also is a hero at his work, he stopped a
robbery and prevented one of his co-workers from being seriously hurt, she
still calls him “Superman”. He is still
in school and also still on the Dean’s List, he has a G.P.A. of 3.88.
After the show we received a lot of emails saying that he
wouldn’t stay, that he was just using me, that he didn’t even want to come home
to me. If that was the case the last two years would have driven him away
instead it has made us closer and even more in love. Don and I have been
through much together since his release.
He said in the show that we would have hard times and we have. I had a heart attack last year and he has had
lot to deal with and has been wonderful.
He has taken good care of me and has never made me feel guilty. To be
perfectly honest, I wouldn’t have made it without his being so supportive and
he still is today. For Christmas, this last year he even brought me a wedding set, he wanted me to have an engagement and wedding ring that he paid for himself.
I do admit too that our four legged family has grown and
they have taken over our house and life but they are our children. We have
three generations now, Joey and the puppies you saw on the show to those
puppies, puppies. With 12 children it gets a little wild around here, you
should see it when he gives them a treat-they love cookies.
He has and is adjusting well, he works too hard but he is
learning to play too. When he first got
out he had never touched a computer and would give me a hard time about playing
games on line. His granddaughter set him
up a facebook page and he has grown to enjoy it most especially the poker game
there.
Our life isn’t exciting, we struggle with bills especially
with me not working. He works every day,
comes home and studies and tries to get a little sleep. He spends time with me and the dogs and we
have a normal life. As I said at the end
of the show I said that I’m not a prison wife anymore I’m just plain Mrs. Don Benson
and I’m very proud of that fact.
