"I have to believe that my H knows just how much I love him, or I wouldn't have come this far with him."
Believe it. Let your last message stand. I know its hard.
"I know most of his problems are his alone, but that means, to me, that he would have them whether or not he was with us. So why get rid of the loving supportive family because he has personal issues?"
Because they can't "fix" it.
"It was sort of hard for me to just get off the phone, but I knew I needed to."
If you knew you would have done it.
"My urge was to say something about how I loved him, wanted to be there for him, etc. But I didn't. "
This has not worked in the past and I already got on you about doing this. I am glad you did not this time.
"Gotta focus on what I CAN do. Which, unfortunately for me, is the dishes"
If that keeps you busy. Rock on! If you need some more you can come and do mine. D14 can't seem to load the dishwasher. There is a 20 spot in it for ya! Hel* if you do a good job I'll even give you a smack on the butt.
I can see you getting there.. BJ. Sorry you always catch me at my "Drama Queen" moments.
Relax Eat Think Act normal React.. Smartly. Do something different. Emulate. Do Work.