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Lostforwords #1877751 11/19/09 06:41 PM
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was expecting that advice, but didn't want to offer it.

And I didn't want to make that boundary to her until I was sure looking in the mirror that I had never verbally set a boundary with her.

I also let her set her boundary first.

Several Sundays ago, she said I could ask something, she would respond with y,n or nomfbus.

well I asked and she hasn't responded.

i read the lighthouse everyday, just want her to look into the light.

my hope with her going thru this is all the bad is lost forever and we're able to start a new open, honest, free to be individuals marriage.

and i have listened to her. found out when all this started she needed me to take kids more than all of us running together,she wanted to have a break from everyone after work every now and then, well she took care of the all of us running together part, but i definately have gotten more involved with the running the kids around.

i did offer to take D to doc and set appt this morning, that's what started the text from wife this morning in first place.

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wife texted:

taking D to ur house.

NOW THIS IS NOT MY HOUSE, I hate everything about the place...
She stole my house.

A big part of me, wants to say don't call it my house it's not my house. You're stealing my house and when this is over we both may end up with new houses.

or the GAL part wants to say:Great

The other part of me doesn't want her to see me sweat when I know she's getting her dig in but ignoring how I feel about it is not true to myself.

The kids and I call it the "adventure spot" and this is more than once she has referred to it as my house.

Keep in mind I don't want to sound like a victim.

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...and you have to respond?

You know Kid, for someone who is not copedendant, you really ask for alot of direction and input.

Simply put, you don't need to respond to everything she texts you.

If you don't want to sound like a victim then I'd REALLY steer clear of the "Don't call it my house, you stole my house" one. That one reeks of victimhood.

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"Your house....my house" blah blah blah.

Get your focus back to where it belongs....

and it's not on this piddly stuff.

listen to the GAL part.

IGNORE THIS LITTLE STUFF.

As long as you go back and forth with her about things like this, you give her (in her mind) exactly what she wants.

What's that???

Justification


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Ah **** it.

The kids and I can call it the adventure spot.

She can call it my house.

And she can see that I'm thriving, because there isn't a darn thing there from my house.

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Hey look at that, I sat on my hands, said patience and went you know does it really matter right now?

Besides vs venting at her, I just vented here and you guys agreed with me.

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Ah hello,

I reread my texts and looked in the mirror and oh yes I am codependent and so was my little MLC'er.

I've made myself happy for two days now, with that ah ha moment and can't wait to break that cycle.

I also reread all my posts and the advice from you guys.

I do need to do most of this alone and together.

but also if I need to vent, vent here, so i vented here vs at her or to anyone near me.

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Ah **** it.

The kids and I can call it the adventure spot.

She can call it my house.

And she can see that I'm thriving, because there isn't a darn thing there from my house.


Who cares what she wants to call it. Let her call it planet f-ing plutron.....it's not important.

You are seeing your positive changes and so are your children.
Keep thriving and keep striving. You can't go wrong by becoming better.


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I don't want to keep her in this mess.

Any selfish move on my part to her is only going to keep her there.

The only boundaries I think should set up, was one how she can communicate to me.

The other being the money.

When it comes to the D part, I think she should have to do most of the work, you know provide all the doc's, assets, etc, with not much help from me.

Now on that I'm down the road thinking, but reading other posts Women very rarely change their mind so I need to step up for kids and I and hope she follows, also reading other threads the people that put up, just simple boundaries had a better success than those that didn't.

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Plutron...

ROTFLMAO, I am still laughing at that.



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