Is There Anything Left pt 5

[Not Quitting]

Do you mean you are walking on egg shells?

Nope, I gave up walking on egg shells the day he moved out. I used to, just so I didn’t do something wrong and upset him, but now I have the opinion that it’s my home, he chose to move out and if he doesn’t like what I’m doing in my house, then that’s his problem. I think that doing that is keeping me more relaxed and the knock-on result from that is that H and I do seem to be getting along better. Still a long way to go before we're where we need to be, but every little step along the way is one step closer.

When he is here, he is just my roommate, my other teenager. But I can't wait for him to leave! lol.

Yep, my 50 year old teenage. Only my 13 year teenager is more mature and definitely more sensible .

When H does come round, I've gotten into the habit of trying to make sure that I have something to do so that I keep busy as much of the time as I can, even if it’s just sitting on the sofa and working on my latest cross stitch project or reading a novel (no self-help books when he's around). And I have been known to watch the clock to see how much longer he’s going to be there.