EXACTLY-POPPYC-Thats why I divorced my second husband.
Not only was he violent,but he turned out to be a drunkard and a thief!!! Having lost my first husband,I tried deperately not to have my daughters unsettled again,which is why I suggested the conversation route, like, if possible, two sensible adults,if it doesn't work,then,Maire can at least say she tried. I tried,it didn't work,I got out.
So, yes thank-you,I am blissfully happy now in my third marriage,approaching its tenth year.
And no Poppy I am not naive,how could I be with my personal problems from the past,and the awful experience of having to place a child (8 years old)into a place of safety, because he was stoned out of his mind from Supermarket Alchohol.
As for the locked doors,if you read carefully,that was my own father,who I love dearly,but it was HIS and my MOTHER's house,and what they said went. If Dad said jump,you asked "How high?"
There were many many times as a teenager when I would think too myself,Why did mum stay with him?. Well,as I got older, I realised why,because she loved him and he her.But that didn't mean that either of them loved us less.
I'm very close to losing my Dad now,(from his ill-health)I recognise it,my brothers recognise it.So I am damn sure I'm glad I didn't lose him as a teenager.
Only Maire can decide what she wants to do.I have said this before,pick out the advice that suits you,dismiss the rest,and do as you please.
I wish you well Maire,whatever you do.
-------------------- Annemari xx
"A new little friend has come to play,O the joy of the forum,Thank-you".love Eric xx
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