EDIT "hole" store. Where people such as yourself like to shop.
Do y'all have any idea how nice it is to laugh?
Mach,
I cannot thank you enough for what you said here. Today is the first day I have ever seen that I was torn too. Between wanting to please him and protecting her. Made me cry. But I needed it.
You have such wisdom that you give to me. In some ways, you are dead on. I think you nailed it about what makes him feel guilty. BUT, his parents were the same way. They were full blown hoarders as well. I think there has to be some kind of connection.
My H has little to no friends outside of work. He is a very solitary figure. He comes home every day and never stops on the way home to have a drink with the boys. It's always been me and the kids.
I guess there was some kind of game he played/knew about when he was a teenager. There was a character called the Berserker or something like that. He always said that I was his berserker tamer. No idea what that is, but obviously, he thought I could talk him off his cliff. Not so much any more.
The positives about my H: He is a very ethical person in all of his business dealings. I have always told him how much I admire that. He's funny. He's a hard worker. He's very smart. He's creative. He makes up songs with popular tunes that are hilarious. When he laughs, it's from the bottom of his toes. (: He's love his kids. But the girls leave him scratching his head most times! He's not afraid to go toe to toe with me. I've always admired him for that.
I'm just trying to hang in there.
I HAVE to stop trying to talk to him. This is my absolute greatest challenge. I've always been able to talk to him about anything. Being here is such a God send. There was no one to talk to until now.
