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There’s a lot of media coverage recently about the disappearance of my long-time friend and fellow Chippenham fan, Tom Hanks. Hanks’ mother, Barbara Hanks, has gone on live television to tell the world that Tom is alive and well. But that’s not likely to quell the speculation that Tom does, in fact, live with his mother in Chippenham, New Hampshire, a place that has been synonymous with Tom’s life.
A lot of people have been speculating that Tom might be on some “private island” with his mother. Well if he is, its a very good place to be, and a spot that would be well-suited for Toms long-time friend, Barbara Hanks. Tom and his mother live together and the two have been good friends for almost 25 years.
I’m sure Toms mother, Barbara, would be thrilled to have her son back. She’s even been very supportive of Tom’s efforts to get his own sitcom going. But for Tom, Barbara has to be able to tell him that he has to move on from her. She knows that her son is a great man, but she also knows that she can’t stop loving him either.
Barbara is not just a friend. She’s one of the few people in the world who really understands Toms story. She’s been there through the ups and downs of the marriage, and has even tried to help him get over his drug habits. She’s been the one who suggested he get a tattoo, and she’s been the one who encouraged him to try a new hobby (circling the globe, with no destination, mind you).
I remember when my mother told me that I was his only family. I had never really thought about it before. I thought he was just a big, crazy, wonderful man with a great job who made us all proud.
Toms story is tragic, especially when you consider what it must have been like growing up with someone who was addicted to drugs and alcohol. It was a dark time in his life, and he has said that the pain that came from his addiction affected his decision to get married. Toms has said that he was afraid he would lose his job and his marriage if he couldn’t continue his job. And he was right.
Yeah, that’s what it came down to. The best thing you can do for anyone is to give them a job that they love and a chance to be together. If you love someone and they’re addicted to drugs and alcohol, you’re probably going to feel like shit every day, and if they end up dead, you’re going to feel really bad. Your feelings probably won’t make any sense, but they’re probably better than feeling nothing.
You might have noticed that there’s a bit of a difference in the above paragraph between the UK and the US. People in the UK love their jobs, and the jobs they love are generally much more stable. People in the US have to worry about their job being sold to a competitor with better pay, and they often end up without a job at all.