The old adage 'Be careful what you wish for' certianly holds true in this further adventure of Yorky aka Richard Swindells now that he is back in the country that he came out of. In the Outback, as a shearer, he wanted love, a girlfriend, sex, everything he saw that others around him had. Well, he got it but it definitely wan't what he thought it would be!
Of all the adventures in the Outback of NSW, Australia, nothing could compare with this one; Marriage and Fatherhood! A home owner, mortgage payer, working like a slave. The words of his Mother, told to him at an early age — 'You must be responsible for your actions.'
A 'roll in the hay' (in this case a bale of wool in a mill) leads him into a world he is not prepared for. Oh, she is pretty, foreign, young; the downside is her addiction and mental illness. He really wants to help her, genuinely cares for her. He has to learn, the hard way, when enough is enough! After four years he finally pulls the pin and leaves.
This story is real and shows the lengths a person will go to, to try and make someone happy but also knowing when to stop giving and to give back to themself instead.
In today's society, much has been written about men abusing women. This is a story of the hidden female abuse of men which needs to be addressed.
