My night consists of ironing of school uniforms too ... oh, the life of a mum
A good trick I learnt when I get overwhelmed is to name five things I can see, three things I can hear and two things I can smell. It is a good way of coming back to the present. Another one (from Yail) is to write a daily gratitude list. I've never been disciplined enough to do this, but am told it helps us to focus on what we have and not what we don't.
You are sucking up his negative energy, and from what you say, he has a hell of a lot of it to go around. You are absorbing it and are making it your own.
When you do the ironing tonight, put some live comedy on the telly. Laughter not only distracts, it has a funny (see what i did there) of healing us. Actually, I have some funny OLD stories to share, which I will do, when I get around to journalling and am sure you will get a laugh out of. And no, there haven't been any more dates, just the chats themselves are hilarious.
