Rebecca5
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Re: Something weird?
03/21/06 04:53 PM
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So...yes.
This is what made the decision for me: My children were at risk. That's all that mattered. It wasn't the amount of risk or type of risk...but that someone could/would/had hurt my babies. If my kids were going to walk into on-coming traffic, would I do something to stop it?
So...I had to decide if there was ANYthing I could do with him in the house. We had a whole system of success and failures.....and if HE failed, I felt like *I* failed. THAT sucked! It took me a while to understand that the only person responsible for his success and failure was him. As much as I wanted our family to work, I was the only one working on it. I do understand that his illness keeps him from success, but I just couldn't risk it any longer. Jeesh....I felt like I was playing Russian Roulette every freakin day. I couldn't stand it....I had ulcers, I was going broke, my kids were stressed.....it was horrible.
I don't know what the right thing is for anyone else, but I *can* tell you that I am happier now than I had been for years. My kids are happy, safe, successful....whew. Do I wish that he was the dad that my kids deserve? Yes. But he's not, and I can't do anything about him...other than teach the kids how to cope with him.
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