Thanks Melissa,

You seem to be the voice of reality! I know what you are saying is true, just not quite sure how to do some of it. I guess it comes with time. I'm trying to accept where H is now, I just don't want to accept this is where he'll stay. I want to get to the point I'm doing things just for me but find myself doing things that he would want me to do, at least in regards to the house. I guess it's a 180 but doesn't really feel like it.

As far as the kids...I don't go to them for support, I just wish they didn't behave like kids sometimes! smile They don't know what is going on. Because of our circumstances, nothing has changed for them. They don't know that H and I don't talk, or anything about the situation. At the beginning, when I was not functioning I wanted to tell them. H did not, he wanted to wait until the end of the school year. I thought about it, talked to 2 counselors with differing opinions, tried to determine what was best, if I wanted to tell them for the right reasons....I decided not to tell them yet.

Saturday was my (H's) nieces wedding. It was a rough day emotionally but I survived. The wedding was very nice and it was good to see family (H's side) that I only really see once or twice a year, even though we live 10 minutes from each other. As far as I know, none of them, other than my one S-I-L and her H know what is going on. Making plans to go to a football game in Nov or Dec with them, which is great, we'll see what happens because H will be done overseas by then...can't worry about that now though. Just trying to take it one day at a time.

J


Me-44 (45)
H- 50 (51)
M-'96

S-18(20)D-15(17)D-12(14)

BD Feb 2014 (he works overseas)
home Oct(sep rooms)
(EAs possible Pa's unconfirmed)
insists wants D through July 2015
no more talk of D since