I did thank her, but did not offer to help. Mainly for two reasons...I was super busy myself and she has complained in the past that I do too much for her. Not really taking over, but more like...as she refers to it "Kissing her a@@"...lol. The flip side of this being that I have constantly asked for direction or help when cleaning. I am man enough to know that my cleaning style isn't very good...so I ask for direction so I can come close to how she expects it too be done.
Last night I got to ignore the bad behavior....things were busy, the kids were off the wall, and she seemed tense. Then we had a conversation breakdown (three people talking to me at the same time and the phone ringing) and she went to the bedroom and closed the door. It was a pretty tense evening mad worse by my son being extremely confrontational with me and refusing to get stuff done he needs to you. I gave her space and this morning she was back in a good mood....so it seemed like a good technique.
Had a good meeting with my therapist this morning. Talked a lot about support systems and my lack of a large friend network and disconnect from my family. It seems like I am not the only person here who has issues building friendships. He noted that his wife and him face the same difficulties and that it may be a mix of cultural differences and focus on business. Really don't know...either way a redneck I am not...so it is hard for me to relate to them.
Well back to the grind....Wednesdays are very busy for me from dawn to dusk.
