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Holy crap I need to get a grip! 

Well I think I'm falling off my rocker.I was folding laundry tonight and some how a small lizard (FL type little buggers who's tails fall off) jumped out f my laundry hamper. Laundry rooms near the garage so maybe the little sucker came in that way.It jumped out on the bed. I screamed for one of my kids to come to my room to grab it. Now i'm not a weeny. I actually took a snake out of my pool once but i don;t like lizards.1 kid responds. We try to keep still so he doesn't take off and kid 1 is just kind of doing nothing. Then the little sucker jumps off the bed and at this moment i believe this is where he is.

 

At that moment a wave hit me. I was aggravated beyond belief because i nor child 1 caught it. I was yelling out load (non-direct to kid 1) told him to leave my room. Closed the door and let the tears flow. (I did apologize to my son after my private mini meltdown).

 

For some reason I felt very, very alone. Tired of not having someone there who would have laughed me when i screamed and grabbed then would have grabbed the lizard. Corny I know. It made me realize that I'm really tired of doing everything by myself. Of being everything. Bread winner, mother, taxi cab, chef, maid, pool man, lawn man, tutor, etc... This is more than a full time single person's job. I didn't sign up for this. I expected a partner for life and all it feels like lately is a never ending circle i'm running in. No way out, just round and round. How good can a one man band really be? I'm running ragged and don't know how to stop. On top of all that I carry bitterness and hostility for my ex on both shoulders so pretty soon i'll either be driven by all of it into the ground (not literally. no scares) or will be running in the circle carrying all the weight of everyones world until i'm an old bitter, hostile, ex-workaholic.

 

 just needed to vent...

by lvmykids  136 Posts 

Posted on 8/24/2009 10:45 PM
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I was having dinner with my sister the other night (also divorced) and she was discussing whether or not she should sell her house and buy a condo because of all the upkeep on her yard, etc.  She looked at me with tears in her eyes and said --- I am just so tired of having to make these decisions all by myself. 

She's been divorced for seven years - me just a bit over 18 mos and I feel it too.  It is so difficult to have to do it all by yourself. 

Yes, there are moments of empowerment - where you can say --- wow look what I accomplished without him.  But the reality for me is that it is hard to be alone ALL the time.  To have to decide what to do --- from the minutia of day-to-day existence --- to the larger questions.  It is tiring and often times plain sad and even demoralizing. 

My thoughts are with you and I shudder to think what it will be like this winter when all the field mice think moving into my farmhouse is a great idea!  VERY loud screams will be heard through my area!

Take care
by thisismylife   59 Posts
Posted on 8/25/2009 10:41 AM
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I finally realized that I couldn't do it all alone.  So I looked upwards for some relief.  I'm not going to push religion on you, just saying that somehow, with HIS help, I managed to get through and stopped having those little episodes as well.
by Tuff   82 Posts
Posted on 8/24/2009 11:56 PM
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Do you have any family (mom) nearby that can help?  When I was single w/two kids I couldn't have done it without her.  I had more than a full-time job back then and she pretty much did everything else (picked them up from school, cooked for them, etc.)  I became basically became just the breadwinner (since I had no child support $).

I'm not one of those women who "don't need a man" hell I do and I have no problem admitting it.  Even vacuuming yesterday (before the 'surprise' visit...) I was thinking I love to vacuum but I don't know how to change the bag!  I know that's real lame.  But moreso when it comes to car stuff, outside stuff, picking up heavy things, it sucks not having a man around for that. 

But I'm patient right now.  Sure, I haven't put the light cover back on, it's sitting there on the dresser, I'm not tall enough and it's over the bed.  Damn I should have had him put that on yesterday.  Sorry, got on my own rant there.

My message is 1) can you get family to help and 2) be patient...you're not going to be alone forever...do what you can now for you and the kids, it'll be alright in the short future I think for you.
by lifeinpurgatory   1830 Posts
Posted on 8/24/2009 11:10 PM
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I totally feel your pain literally.  Keep your thoughts on the positives in your life.  You will drive yourself insane if you continue to focus on all of the negatives in your day to day life.  Try to count your blessings in your life.  Healthy children and being the person that those kids will remember was their rock growing up.  Pray to Jesus to give you the strength you need to survive each day and pray every morning for renewal.  I do and it works I promise!

(((HUGS)))

Deborah
by DGelatko   36 Posts
Posted on 8/24/2009 10:58 PM
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