MY H'S LASTED FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS. ORIGINALLY HE LEFT WITH NO CONTACT AT ALL FOR US. THEN WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR HIM TO COME GET THE REST OF HIS THINGS BECAUSE I WAS MOVING, I WROTE ONE FINAL LETTER THAT BASICALLY SAID YOU CAN RUN ALL YOU WANT BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY UNTIL YOU CAN ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. THE LETTER COMBINED WITH SEEING OUR HOUSE ALL PACKED UP HIT HIM HARD HE SAYS. THE FIRST TWO WEEKS HE WAS ALL INTO PUTTING OUR LIVES BACK TOGETHER NOW HE IS MOPING AROUND SAYING MAYBE HE HAS MADE A MISTAKE, THAT IT WAS SO EASY WITH HER, ETC. HE STARTS COUNSELING ON MONDAY. I HOPE HE CAN SEE SOON THAT HIS LIFE WITH HER AND HER SON WAS JUST A FANTASY, EASIER, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT HIS HOUSE OR HIS CHILD. THE SPELL WILL HAVE TO BE BROKEN BEFORE WE HAVE A CHANCE. I AM TRYING TO BE PATIENT AND LOOK AT THE LONG TERM, BUT IT IS VERY HARD. GOOD LUCK TO YOU. WE ALL NEED IT.


debra