LOL I have a long marriage but I'm not so sure how strong it is. I am trying to do what I think is best for all of my family and sometimes that leaves me lonely. My husband works in the oil industry and has always traveled. I pretty much raised the girls by myself and when they were out of the house my Mother had a stroke and by the time she passed away I realized I was basicly married to some one who spent more time drinking than anything else. In fact the drinking is what kept him in the camp house. He is a good man and I love him dearly but addiction comes in all forms and take 1st place in that person's life. I am of the age where retirement and insurance are all tied together with marriage. Everything we have is connected. Divorce is really not an option for me. My girls are grown and have children who they wish to not grow up in an alcoholic enviroment. I guess I am trying to break a cycle. Health is also an issue with my husband. Right now he is working in Houston and doing pretty good. He is wanting to retire this summer and that has me concerned as to what next steps will need to be taken. I am taking it a day at a time and have been for a couple of years now. I have gone to work as a caregiver in Dallas. I stay there a week and at home a week. I actually live in Oklahoma. It will take some time to explain my life because I have had an eventful one so far and like you, I am looking forward to bigger and better things. Feel free to use me as a sounding board.LOL I think writing it down somehow helps me to sort it out. thanks for listening.
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LOL I have a long marriage but I'm not so sure how strong it is. I am trying to do what I think is best for all of my family and sometimes that leaves me lonely. My husband works in the oil industry and has always traveled. I pretty much raised the girls by myself and when they were out of the house my Mother had a stroke and by the time she passed away I realized I was basicly married to some one who spent more time drinking than anything else. In fact the drinking is what kept him in the camp house. He is a good man and I love him dearly but addiction comes in all forms and take 1st place in that person's life. I am of the age where retirement and insurance are all tied together with marriage. Everything we have is connected. Divorce is really not an option for me. My girls are grown and have children who they wish to not grow up in an alcoholic enviroment. I guess I am trying to break a cycle. Health is also an issue with my husband. Right now he is working in Houston and doing pretty good. He is wanting to retire this summer and that has me concerned as to what next steps will need to be taken. I am taking it a day at a time and have been for a couple of years now. I have gone to work as a caregiver in Dallas. I stay there a week and at home a week. I actually live in Oklahoma. It will take some time to explain my life because I have had an eventful one so far and like you, I am looking forward to bigger and better things. Feel free to use me as a sounding board.LOL I think writing it down somehow helps me to sort it out. thanks for listening.
Pollye11:49 PM CST