"I don't know how I could beat that having been a stay at home mom."
Let me tell you something. I think being a SAM is the toughest job in the world. I don't think his OM could last a day dealing with a bunch of kids, cleaning the home, cooking meals, etc. It comes down to one thing...CONFIDENCE.
For goodness sake, if you went through the pain of childbirth and carrying another person inside you, then you have gone through much more than a "career-minded" woman ever has. You are worthy. You have strength beyond measure. The only person who can say that you can't do something is you. You don't need your H to help you do anything. Do research on the web or the library. Go out and have fun. I have a feeling you haven't been doing much of that. Get yourself a physical makeover - hair, wardrobe, etc. Once you start looking beautiful, you'll start to FEEL beautiful and strong.
You definitely shouldn't have thrown yourself at him, but that's the old you. Work on the new you. Make it so that the next time he sees you, his eyes will fall out of his head. Remember the last scene in the movie "Grease" when Sandy gets the makeover? That's what you need. A new look and a new attitude.
Also it's important to detach. Detach so that you don't care one way or the other how he feels about you.
You can do it!
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.