Matilda, Jak, Doc, Aud, and DB Friends, My W and I do still the PT cooking job. We've settled into a comfortable routine with it. There is minimal conflict in that area.
Her Puerto Rican friend has been spending a lot of time visiting. He is going thru a D, and seems to have adopted us as his extended family. I have one concern that I want to address with him, where I feel that he is being disrespectful towards me. I would prefer not to go into detail about it. I wrote my W an email about it, and shared with her what I thought were options to resolve the problem. She told him about the email, and he abruptly left. My W is upset with me because he is helpful to her in running errands and assisting with housecleaning. I feel strongly about my concern and am going to stand my ground on this. I tolerate the amount of time he spends visiting, the reduced amount of time I have to spend with my W, and his maltreatment of her in public (I've decided to not get in the middle of their R).
On the way to her neice's birthday party, my W shared with me again how she feels content in her life. She also noted that I seem happier and don't seem so stressed about things. She said that I used to worry frequently about things.
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CL 53 W 54 M 20 yrs. 03'-09' Separation + Old Patterns + GAL 10-14' Piecing
"The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come."
