Wifes severe depression, MLC, and suicide attempt

[Lifes Twists]

This past week had good points and bad points.

My wifes lack of communication left us short $1800.00 for our oldest college tuition. Information going to her place never reached me so that I could determine the correct amount for a student loan. We had to come up with the money by Friday or she would be de registered. I can't understand not sharing the information. She is in a panic as I asked her how she wanted to pay her half. Another bit of reality for her.

I did finish another project on the house. I built a new pantry. It is one more part of finishing the house. I now have 2 rooms left to finish and some additional repairs in other old rooms and the house will be finished.

My middle daughter decided that she was not going to let her mothers fears and issues hold her back. She asked me to help her get back into the college down south she had been accepted to. I contacted them and they are going to deffer her admission to the spring semester. She will be about a 15 hour drive away from me. I think it will do her well to learn to be on her own a bit and away from my wifes fears.

I am working on cleaning up the clutter in my life. I will have to do a better effort of doing some stuff just for myself. I have felt I needed to focus a bit on my daughters because of what happened. I think they are working through it well.

I think being and LBS with an MLCer is much like being an alcoholic with alcohol. We both have our good days and our bad days. The farther away from the issue we are in time the stronger we get in handling the emotional issue.