Thanks you guys! I have my moments, but overall I do pretty good with my attitude. My heart still breaks for my kids, though.
Here is how I keep my PMA. I hate to toot my own horn, but I think I'm quite a catch. Well, if you take the crappy attitude away, and I'm working hard on that. Despite having 4 kids, I have maintained my weight. I'm pretty decent looking, and I like to think I am aging pretty well. Plus, I am educated and can hold a good conversation. I love myself!! LOL
My H isn't gone because he was sex starved. The man was getting it daily. He isn't gone because I wasn't physically attractive. Like I said, I've kept myself up.
He's gone because I was bitchy. He is also gone because he runs from his problems.
I needed this to happen so I could realize that I am a jacka$$. However, my H is / was also a lot of things. We got in this place together.
Who knows if we will reconcile. At this point, if we don't, I'm cool with it. The world is full of men. I will get to enjoy as many of them as I choose. Can't complain about that!
I think too highly of myself to worry about whether a man who thought I wasn't good enough wants to come back to me. I am the one who will decide if HE is worthy of ME.
I am quite the catch also. I am about to be jobless and I wear my ring and I am separated and I have 2 kids and umm... hmm... lol.
I just love your positive attitude SG. You go girl.
Kevin
Me 36, W 37 M: 08/02/97 D13, D9 1st Bomb 02/08 Reconciled 04/08 2nd Bomb: 09/08 W filed for D 02/04/09 Separated 03/09 D dismissed 06/09/09 Still separated...
Me 36, W 37 M: 08/02/97 D13, D9 1st Bomb 02/08 Reconciled 04/08 2nd Bomb: 09/08 W filed for D 02/04/09 Separated 03/09 D dismissed 06/09/09 Still separated...
What did I say...hmmm... It was hard enough to remember the first time. LOL
My kids had an endless parade of friends over for a good part of it.
My parents had us over for dinner, which under normal circumstances would be horrifying, but my mom's bad cooking is better than me having to cook.
I helped S5 clean his room. Every toy I tried to get rid of got the .... no, Mom, I still pay with that whine. Oh really? You still play with Tickle Me Elmo? Right.
I saw an ugly fire fighter and shattered a life long illusion.
I got my eyebrows threaded.
I took D12 to the library.
I got suckered into buying almost $10 in Jelly Belly's.
I let 3 of my kids eat the Slim Jims the neighbor gave them. 290 calories and 240 from fat. Nothing Slim about Jim, but I kept my mouth shut while they at their fat sticks. D12 had the good sense not to eat it. LOL
I bowled a turkey on the Wii.
I gave up Monster for 2 days, but started again yesterday. I gave it up AGAIN when D10 told me "Mom, you smell good. You smell like perfume and Monster." Gack!
Oh, I mopped all the floors. Which sucks, but really sucked when D10 said..."Mom, with that scarf on your head, your pants rolled up and no shoes, you look like a slave" Gee thanks, kid.
Thanks for asking. I'll pop over to your thread and see how you are doing.
I can relate... --- friend parade! --- Mom's baaaaaaaaaaad cooking! Does she have bad language habits, as well? "MF, have you ate yet?" Makes me insane!!! --- We still have Teletubbies, and my youngest is 10 going on 18. ICK! --- An ugly firefighter??? I'm going to pretend I didn't read that! --- Eyebrows threaded? Does that technique work elsewhere? LoL I need to take a valium to have a wax!! --- Slim Jim's - YUK!!! --- I just drank your Monster, and put on perfume. We must be smelly twins! --- No mopping for me! But, I did have pigtails in.
That was a chuckle!
Me-46, D-21, S15, S13
After many years w/my head in the sand... I FILED Divorced 6/2011
The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think.
