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Can't take any more

I really can't take this much more, but I have to for the kids. After 20 years with an alcoholic, I finally decided enough was enough. He was served divorce papers in May. I started dating prior to the divorce being final. Judge as many will, but I was miserable and had spent the past ten years of my marriage knowing that it was over but tried to keep it together for the kids.  When they grew old enough to start referring to their father as a drunk, and the 5th DWI came, I closed the door and started working towards a better future. We are now headed for trial to end this mess. (can't agree on a settlement as he hides income) As he now knows that I am dating, private investigators and videotapes=threats and blackmail for a settlement.  It is truly an UGLY divorce. Our house has become unbearable for everyone, especially our kids. He is angry and hurt and being vindictive at every corner, no matter how civil I try to be. I have already lost one of my jobs, my main income, because of his harassment. I just want OUT. Well, my emergency - tonight he has told my kids, ages 12, 14 and 17 that I was fired from my job for stealing (not true), that I am leaving him for another man (I left a drunk and met a nice guy), that I am a drug dealer (not true) and that I am trying to take every penny he has left from him.  THEN, he proceeds to offer to SHOW them the videotapes he has taken of me and my friend. From what he has told other people, videos were taken behind closed doors. Meanwhile, we all live under the same roof and I can't stop the vindictive behavior that is out of control and hurting the kids. Yes, I have a harassment order, but will use my actions to have him arrested against me with the kids. I can't leave with the kids until the judge orders a release on the agreed upon house items. We need out of here.

by doneforgood   20 Posts
Posted on 10/27/2009 9:36 PM

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Boy, you are sure in a situation that stinks. I found pix of my ex and luckily I kicked his ass out that day and he didn't fight it. And the only time I used those pictures was when he wanted 80% of my retirement from 25 years and I told him that once those pix got on the internet of him and the OW and I found them, he had lost his right to bargain. He still got 50% and I didn't try to screw him due to the photos. But my ex was selling drugs out of our house and he too was an alcoholic, albeit a functioning one. I don't know what to tell you but hopefully your children are of the age that they know the truth about you and that it is their dad who is the one who has crossed all the boundary lines. And BTW, after my papers were filed, I started dating right away. I had found a great guy and I felt the same way. Some people judged me but I had spent, once I looked back on it, the last 10 years in a really sucky marriage to a man who didn't give a crap about me and I found a guy who does and why should I wait the 6 weeks to make it look better when my ex had been cheating on me for the past 9 months. I say go ahead. I am so tired of being judged by people as to my actions. Once they walk in my shoes, then they an judge me. So you go ahead and date and don't worry about the videotapes and stuff cuz from what I've been told, it can't really affect the outcome. When I sent my attys the pix of my ex and his cheatin skank, he said that he would keep them and only use them if need be. Basically, if my ex was being unreasonable re: the settlement, then he would use them to strong arm him. Luckily we didn't have to. We agreed on everything.
by JFox624   149 Posts
Posted on 10/28/2009 3:51 PM
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