Does it ever get better?
Hi This is my first post on this forum. I am sitting here on my own, just finished crying again. My two beautiful daughters are asleep. I separated from my husband in January and I just can't...
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He sounds very shallow, Lisa. And of course you already know you're better of without him. 3B was it you that liked the "better to have lost and loved... than to have stayed with an idiot" on...
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Hi Lisa A belated welcome to the forum family from me, and some hugs, too! The girls here have already offered more experience and expertise than I can, but I'll still add my support. My situation is...
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(Just had to say: another fine example of your awesome attitude and extroardinary empathy, Al. Who else would ever suggest that in some aspects it might be easier to have a good dead husband than a...
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Oh yeah... I'm so kewl! Thanks Lin, but it's all the fault of the women on this forum for helping me to be so disgustingly happy about parenting my children - whether that be partnered or solo. I just...
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Oh lord, do I trump or lose big time with the crap dead partner? lol Just remember, Lisa, when you walked out, it was not an ending of anything but the unhappiness you were sleepwalking through....
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"Oh lord, do I trump or lose big time with the crap dead partner? lol" Tough one! It seems like a win-win, but then you'd keep thinking of all the things you'd like to say to him and now he'll never...
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Can I suggest pumping up PINK, FULL BALL (with or without the kids) and dancing round the house with a glass of bubbly in one hand, chocolate in the other saying over and over again, I ROCK!As Sophie...
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Ok, check list for the weekend: Pink Funhouse CD - Check Bottle of Bubbly - Check Chocolate - Check Mental Mantra to self "I don't need a man, I will be happy" - Check xxxxx
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Don't forget to smile and be greatful for what you do have and to get extra hugs from your kids. They will give you amazing strength when you need it the most!
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When you get sick of Pink, I found Alanis worked wonders for me!! Oh yes, and lots of smiles - you could even try it out on strangers in the park if you go for a play (and yes, you have permission to...
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I use to love the swings at the park with DD. Swings rock. I also love Vanessa Amorosi and her song "This is Who I Am". I think that is more relevant for when you find yourself again and...
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I'm listening to Pink now. "The passion's there so it's got to be right. Right?" Took me years to realise that it was not right but today for the first time in many years I cried over that loss again!...
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"The passion's there so it's got to be right. Right?" The stalker song? That has always struck me as being sung by a completely deluded person - is that the idea, to show how deluded we can be? It's a...
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Whenever he has my girls, he spends his time with his new girlfriend and her three children. I just can't bear it. I don't want him to have them at all. How could he be so selfish and short sighted....
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It is so unfortunate that we can only control the environment WE are in - it truly sucks when it is not in our control and when you are not necessarily dealing with someone who will sit down with you...
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Lisa, all the more reason to be the strong and stable parent in this. YOU will be the one who the girls remember as being there for them always.Stay firm in your resolve, be yourself and just do your...
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Me too! I was separated from my elder daughter's dad for twenty months before I started dating again. I was happy before I met my current husband and I'm happy now, with a second husband and a younger...
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Thank you all so much for your continued advice and words of encouragement. I know that you are all right when you tell me just provide them a loving secure environment. I am trying my best to do...
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Hugs Lisa. You're doing an awesome job at dealing with all this! Your girls are very lucky to have you.
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He probably found someone quickly because some people will overlook a lot just to be coupled - like it is the first priority in life. A new person is very much an unknown quantity, isn't it? You would...
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