Who's here & Where are you?

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Who's here & Where are you?
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Wed, 04-25-2007 - 12:47am

Hi everyone... There are lots of new faces, and it seems like I've been so busy lately that I haven't been as in touch here as I'd like to have been.


Tell us who you are, and anything about yourself that you'd like to share and what part of the world you live in.


I'm Karen from Nashville, TN.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Registered: 04-03-2007
Thu, 04-26-2007 - 3:32am
Hi, I'm Cathy from Massachusetts currently residing in Connecticut. I've been legally seperated from my extremely abusive stbx for 9 years. Finally found a lawyer who takes credit cards and started my divorce 3 weeks ago. I am a sahm mother to daughter 17 and a son 14.
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Thu, 04-26-2007 - 3:38am

Thanks.

Even I was surprised at the depths he'd go to to hurt me. I don't get it. He is the one who walked out yet he can't miss an opportunity to kick me. That just makes no sense to me. Especially at a funeral home.

I wish I could say I handled it well but I didn't. Before I knew it, I was venting about the whole divorce to my cousin who has a couple of divorces under he belt. Didn't mean to but I was just pushed over the edge by him going around telling everyone we were getting divorced. People kept trying to talk about it and I just couldn't bottle up what I was feeling inside anymore.

IMO, what he did was cruel. In my emotional state, the last thing I needed was a line of people inquiring as to how I was doing with the divorce. I just needed to greive for the loss of my dad.

I said more than I should have at the funeral home. I sure hope my relatives understand that I was cracking because of what he did.




Edited 4/26/2007 5:19 am ET by gr8fulmom1
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Thu, 04-26-2007 - 6:49am

Hi,

I'm Terry and from Southwestern PA. I was married for 27 years, separated in Nov 03 and finally divorced in July 05. I have two children, 25 and 19. I spent alot of time on the domestic abuse board when all this went down. With good counseling and a great lawyer everything turned out. It was a long hard road and the x used everything, including the children, to try to break me. Well, he lost. I am not only not broken, I'm better than I have ever been in my life. So, just hang in there guys...it does get better.

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Thu, 04-26-2007 - 8:32am

Hi there.... wouldn't it be nice to know what they are thinking?


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Thu, 04-26-2007 - 8:36am

Knowing that people understand you is important, however it's not everything.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 04-26-2007 - 8:38am
Thanks for sharing that!

Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Registered: 04-21-2003
Thu, 04-26-2007 - 10:30am

I am Melissa from Texas. I am once divorced for almost 5 years and on my second marriage. I am now separated from husband #2. As ashamed as I am over a second failed attempt, I know I tried hard, just not hard enough. I am thrilled to have this board to vent and to help.

~Mel~

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Registered: 12-25-2004
Thu, 04-26-2007 - 11:27am

I'm Kerry, mom to Alli and Molly.

Kerry

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 04-26-2007 - 11:30am

Hi Melissa... Sometimes, I just try to think about the positive parts of the relationships, what I learned, how I grew... and when it was fun.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Thu, 04-26-2007 - 11:46am
Hi... good to see ya!

Karen ~ wildlucky4me


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~