Ah, so much has been going on in Wakeup's world, it's hard to keep up.
First of all, I made an offer on a house that has been accepted. Now I go into buying-house-fast mode. Secondly, although I love my new job as a support worker for autistic adults to bits, it doesn't pay well and there's no security. I could go for a permanent position that pays better but that means shifts, nights, and weekends. I'm not ready for that at this point in time. I have a job interview on Wednesday for a fund raising position.
And I've been thinking about the next relationship I want to be in. Because I'm not sure how soon I want to be in a relationship. I realise one reason I love my job so much is that I am treated well by my co-workers and the clients. I don't get that at home at all. I am the mother who ruined my children's lives. I am the woman who spurned such a loyal and faithful husband. I am shit at home. But not at work. At work I am the person who gets a client who supposedly doesn't like to be touched to put his arms around her and to play games with her. At work I have men (fellow workers) telling me I have a stunning figure and look nothing like my age. At home I have a daughter who uses guilt and extortion to get me to buy things I can ill afford for her. A daughter who is resentful if I buy myself something at all. A daughter who thinks I don't even deserve a new bed after 15 years of sleeping on old ones (actually longer). A son who curses me out behind my back because I made him come home to eat the meal I prepared. At home I have a soon-to-be ex-husband who to my face seems ever so reasonable but sticks the knife in the moment my back is turned.
So the next relationship I'm in will have to be something really fantastic. Something that puts a spring in my step. With someone who respects me. Who doesn't treat me like an idiot or a harlot.
But in the meantime I am waiting to move. And then I will exhale. And exhale. And exhale. For I've been holding my breath for a very long time.
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4 comments:
You are doing well and being positive. Marvellous! Well done!
But your "next relationship"? Why on earth are you thinking about relationships at this stage? You need a lot of time yet to heal from the one that has just finished.
I agree with DogLover, you should take at least a year before making any major decisions on the relationship front. I know you are probably lonely, but life will get better. Trust me. Just keep on doing the right things and your life will turn around.
Hope everything is moving along. Update us when you can---we're thinking of you!
Good plan. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other - children can change their minds, they have the ability as they mature to actually see their parents as people - not just parents. Hang on.
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