My mom is quite a worker!! I hope I have her genes.
My sons were not too much help with the actual pack and move. One's in Denver, one has a new position, has sold his home and is packing and moving his family in the next 3 weeks. (He did come to help several times) And the youngest has a new position plus he is studying for an accreditation exam in June which will mean the chance for a a very good promotion so a great deal is at stake for him. They are busy with their own lives.
You mentioned about husbands that:
Quote: I do think they lose their consciences when they leave. I'll always wonder if they were just play-acting at being better people for most of their married lives (that's for those who did act better.)
You will find this humorous, but my H mentioned to me that he is "helping" someone who is very ill with her grocery shopping. He stops by once a week!!! Believe me, H did not like stopping at the grocery store on the way home from work for me. I was shocked to hear that he was doing this for her. (She has been crippled and in pain with arthritis for a long time. She's a wonderful person.) H mentioning this during one of his short visits to sort out his stuff for the move really "frosted my cookies"! Plus telling someone is like bragging about the good works one is doing and diminishes the effort, I think.
I had a wonderful day visiting my S, DIL and the twins. They are so sweet and full of energy at 16 months. Lots of fun.
Thanks for replying to complaints about my stbx. I always value your steadfastness as my world seems to spinning on a very wobbly axis sometimes. I know what I have to do to get control of myself--quiet time in church. But complaining here is good too.
Thanks for caring.
NLF
You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind. ---Leonardo da Vinci
