God give me the patience and the strength...7

[theotherhalf]

WCW,
My mom D'd my dad as well. For the same reason. Excessive drinking. My dad was the nicest guy, but couldn't leave the beer alone. He drank until about 2 years before his death. Then he was too sick to enjoy life. Carried around an oxygen tank at his side. He stayed with OW but the day he died we found out that they had divorced 5 years after M. They lived together though for 15 years. No one told us. I believe because my dad was ashamed.

It was good that M and D D'd as they faught all the time. But the step family was really hard on us kids. We always were treated second best. And if D had anything when he died. My stepmother kept it all. Us kids got nothing. My D had always said he wanted my B to have his truck. Well that never happened either.

All I care about was that he had a decent burial. That it was paid for. It was. I haven't seen or spoken to step mom or step sisters since. My choice. He's been gone 4 years in Jan.

I never ever wanted my D to go through this pain. Now, it may be out of my control. I just pray that if H never comes back to me, he picks another woman to be with not the current OW. The current I am afraid would be horrid.