Legal Aid

I'm sure I earned another dollop of ire this morning by leaving the house early without telling my husband where I was going. My appointment wasn't until 9:45 but it was raining and I had to drive into downtown Indy so I wanted to give myself plenty of time. I am really glad I went. … Continue reading Legal Aid →

Bitter Truths

I'm having to face some tough realizations. My husband used me, for years. However he justified it to himself, he chose to stay in a relationship where he knew he had inordinate power and got what he wanted from me, and he used me year after year after year. He never did anything meaningful to … Continue reading Bitter Truths →

Communication

So this morning I was out of the house just after 9. Went to the library, started charging my phone, tried to calm my nerves a bit and then called legal aid. The automated message informed me that if my hold time exceeded 20 minutes, I'd be disconnected. At 17 minutes, someone answered. Now I … Continue reading Communication →

Relentlessly Negative

Well, I certainly don't want this blog to seem relentlessly negative, thus bearing up part of my little sister's opinion of me, but a lot of negative things are happening that I want to keep a record of, so. Yesterday just after 5pm, my husband came in and asked if I had a couple of … Continue reading Relentlessly Negative →

Hell Week, Part 2

I'd barely had a chance to speak with my oldest sister L and younger sister R, and I had wanted to let them know at least a little bit of what was going on in my life, seeing as how the public announcement of the divorce is only a month away. L had been stuck … Continue reading Hell Week, Part 2 →

Hell Week, Part 1

I was starting to think the holidays with my family weren't going to be so bad after all, but I came back Sunday feeling like I'd been kicked in the heart, so it seems my pessimism was warranted. There are times when I really wish my intuition and assessment of the facts would be wrong. … Continue reading Hell Week, Part 1 →