Daddysredhead
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Joined: 11/6/2005 From: Northern (yet still part of the South) Virginia Status: offline
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Hugs and gratitude to those who are so kind to me. I agree that the Things will hopefully come to understand that their dad is acting like a loose cannon. When we were married and he was on top of his game, we had a pretty comfortable life. Then he tanked, stopped taking his meds, started having affairs with co-workers, couldn't hold down a job, lied to me about our finances, and lots of other stuff. He was mean and angry, verbally and emotionally abusive, and was emotionally withdrawn from me, and took up an affair with alcohol. It took a really long time for me to understand that I could not "fix" him and that he was broken and didn't want to be mended. He preferred to blame others and "bad luck" for not being able to be a man and do what he needed to do. He used to tell everyone that he was retired, while I was working 3 jobs to keep our house from being foreclosed on, while he was actually just sitting around, drinking and sleeping all day. Aynne, if there's any way for me to explain that letting this go on longer is going to yield a different result, I'd love to make sure that you understood it, from another one of the women who had been in your position before. Please don't wait for something that may never happen (like your husband appreciating you and treating you properly) when you have a Sir who obviously feels very deeply for you. One of my best friends for the past 28 years is trying to get out of her marriage of nearly 18 years, and they own a business together which she has felt bad to leave him with since it isn't thriving. I begged her not to wait months ago, but her parents guilted her into "giving things another shot." Now, she's worse off than before and the friends she had out of state who were ready to take her in for a while, are now, not in a position to have her come because of some changes in their lives. So, now... she's wishing that she would've left. Just 2 cents... for what it's worth.
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