Thanks, MB. I'm getting the courage to maybe, just maybe go! Can't wait for us to check in later tonight and see how we all did.
11/4/15 W revealed EA/2 months later became PA with co-worker Reconciling since late April 2016 Don't give up until it's time, then move on Be patient, strong and kind but never a doormat
I KNOW you can do it! You can't let her cause you to stop doing things that you enjoy. Don't get carried away with your friend trying to make her insanely jealous. She will be just seeing you guys together. Just go, sit in a lower row than her so you can't see her, and then forget about her-be yourself and just have some FUN. You certainly deserve it. You got this. I have faith in you. NO tears, NO eye contact with her, NO sulking....just ACT AS IF you are the happy and have moved on and most importantly, ACT AS IF she isn't even there. If she walks up and talks to you, be friendly and polite like you would be to your neighbor, then after a minute or two, excuse yourself like you have other things to do and just walk away. ((((((NYGal))))).
M:45 H:48 M:11 No kids BD:Sept'15 EA:Confirmed 1wk later PA: Oct'15 12 '15 2 wk R Just kidding, H wants NC 12 '15 H back w/OW 4 '15 R &still working on it
I would be the happiest woman in the world if you were to bring me breakfast in bed. It has never ever happened to me, actually I was preparing it to STBXH and me, so yeah in a way I had breakfast in bed!
I'm struggling to find words to really express how proud I am of you Shotgun. I'm feeling a positive vibe (not just because you swept me under my feet!), it's hard to explain. Your posts are so much more positive, encouraging towards what you want to achieve and others.
I can't wait to try those waffles. I'm hoping you all in the US are ok and suffering too much with the blizzard.
Shotgun if you are cold and your fire isn't warm enough, I know a French lady who would gladly oblige to keep you warm :-)!
Rouky I was cold up until the point of reading the last line of your post. And now I am hot. Very hot! I'll bring you breakfast in bed too. And yes I am feeling better the last couple of days. If I get a few more words of encouragement like you just gave me I'm going to be floating! To be honest sometimes it feels like I am fighting with every fiber of my being. But a whole lot more of the time I am excited about an uncertain future. I think that my health will return and it has gotten a good deal better in the last month. The possibilities for me are endless. I am really trying to focus on being a good dad at this point. STBXW is trying to bully me into sitting down with her but I just keep replying that we can communicate fine by text. I have texted her my thoughts about going forward as co-parents quite extensively but she will not join the discussion. She just keeps saying that we have to talk in person. I guess that it is a sign of my gaining emotional strength that I am standing up to her. I will never again let her belittle me or bully me. I went to the blues club with a musician friend tonight and he said "Shotgun I've been trying to get you out for five years now and we just couldn't make it happen. I'm glad we finally did". My response was "I wasn't allowed to do this". And then I admitted that it was my fault that I let her keep me away from doing things that were fun and wholesome. At one point during their set he asked me to come up and play with them. If I had a little more self confidence I would have. I'm going to work up to that though. The fourth Saturday of February may find me playing some blues onstage! Now I am going to make a few comments to my friends MB and NYGal. Appelez-moi Rouky!
NYGal I had better hear that you went to that game! And MB tell us about how much fun karaoke was.
M:53 W:47 M:15 years. S:18 S's: 30 & 28 from previous marriage. BD: 3/14 Divorced January 17.
shotgun, I'm glad you're feeling better. I would love to hear you play some blues. I'll be there. I went to the game, and I can't wait to hear about MB's experience with karaoke! Bonjour, Rouky.
11/4/15 W revealed EA/2 months later became PA with co-worker Reconciling since late April 2016 Don't give up until it's time, then move on Be patient, strong and kind but never a doormat
I'll be sitting at the front row and I'll be cheering you as your number one fan. It's so great to see you getting emotionally stronger. Honestly I don't get your wife, I'd dream to have a man like you sharing my life! She's a big fool. Money enables you to have a better life, but it doesn't bring you happiness! Bonjour NYGal:-)
HI Shotgun, SO GLAD to hear about your experience listening to the blues. It will be so nice to hear you talk about what it was like when you played on the stage. Can't wait till you get to tell us that story! Sorry to disappoint about the crawfish/karaoke thing. Didn't realize everyone was waiting to hear about it. LOL. I didn't sit at home though. I still GALed, it was just something different. Perhaps I will get to hang out with my other friend Saturday night and will have some good stories to tell. We will see! .
M:45 H:48 M:11 No kids BD:Sept'15 EA:Confirmed 1wk later PA: Oct'15 12 '15 2 wk R Just kidding, H wants NC 12 '15 H back w/OW 4 '15 R &still working on it
Hello gorgeous! I went strait to your thread and posted there. Now I see that you are here and I am so happy! I will build a warm fire for you and cook you an awful waffle. I've never done breakfast by the fire so that will be just our tradition! What fun it will be. It is very quiet in my living room and it is a great place to read or talk and hang out. I never wanted a TV in there because I wanted it to be for conversation. There is a picture window and I can see out over the field and see birds and deer and sometimes a turkey or some other wild critter. I have wasted many an hour staring out of that window and am thankful for having done it. BTW will you have a hot coco or coffee?
M:53 W:47 M:15 years. S:18 S's: 30 & 28 from previous marriage. BD: 3/14 Divorced January 17.
You never waste time looking out of the window and I like doing it when there is snow! A hot coco would be lovely. Thanks. You know how to treat your woman like a princess :-).
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