Quote: It is taking evreything that I have not to point out to her that I am the one she is still relying on and I am the one that is taking care of her. I hope she sees all of these little things I am doing and appreciates it.
If you really think about that for a moment, you would come to realize you do that out of compassion and not for a response. You would do it for a friend, relative, or even a sick elderly neighbor who couldn't get out on their own.
If you think of it as treating somebody as you would want to be treated it's not so disappointing when you don't get a thank-you or acknowledgement. You know you did the right thing for the right reasons. I know my W took a lot of what I did for her for granted. Recently, she seldom showed appreciation for anything I did even if I went out of my way to do it. It never bothered me because I wasn't doing it so much for her as I was for my own self worth. I did what a H is suppose to do, I put my W's needs above my own. Don't let the fact She threw her responsibilities as a W out the window influence your character. Do the right thing and don't expect anything in return except your own self respect.
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare." -Mark Twain
