John was a very smart man. He knew that he had barely participated in parenting the children up until this point. He also knew that would hurt his claim that he should get the children half of the time. I'm honestly not sure why he wanted to have the children half the time. He … Continue reading Mind Games and Manipulation
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Breathe
Have you ever had to talk yourself through breathing? Legitimately tell yourself, "Take a breath in.... now blow it out... again..." as if you might stop breathing on the spot if you didn't remind yourself how to do it? Have you ever felt the debilitating pain in your chest as you fought to force your … Continue reading Breathe
Mirror, Mirror
John's aggressive nature towards me had become my normal. I imagine that almost all relationships have moments where one of the partners comes off as aggressive or insensitive. My relationship with John was made almost purely of these moments however. At least once a day there would be a conversation that resulted in John chasing … Continue reading Mirror, Mirror
The Spectrum of Loneliness
Life with John continued status quo for the next year or so. Nothing really changed. He would frequently get angry with me over things I didn't see coming and I would continue to try my hardest to keep things calm. James was my ray of light in all of this so I turned all of … Continue reading The Spectrum of Loneliness