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Newbie here...is there room for 1 more?
| Sat, 12-29-2007 - 4:25pm |
Hi! I'm a member of another board on ivillage, and only today discovered this board. I got excited about it LOL and would love to join everyone!
I will try to condense my situation and introduce myself in short form... I'm Jacey, 29, single mom to 3 kids (5yr old boy, 3 yr old girl, 1-1/2 yr old girl) I was previously married, my husband died almost a year and half ago. I re-entered the dating world a few months back and my BF is 31, rcmp member, has 1 son from previous marriage, been divorced 2 yrs. He hasn't met my kids, I haven't met his son, we're just dating and seeing where things go. His job makes it challenging at the moment lol
Look forward to getting to know everyone!

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Well this afternoon its -17C brrrrr LOL I'm packing my kids up, dropping 2 of them off at school, then heading to West Ed Mall for some shopping with my youngest.
That's exactly how I felt. I felt like I needed to show everyone I was fine with the kids on my own, that I wasn't going to snap and do crazy stuff and that I could be strong and prove it to them. I was worried there would be insistence on specialists, outside help etc and I'd have to admit I'd gone crazy or something. Now almost a year & half later.... that worry has turned into a "when/how do I tell everyone I'm dating again?" which is nerve wracking.... I really don't think my MIL will accept the news nicely. I almost feel like its OK for everyone else to move on and get on with life.... except me. Like there's this "socially acceptable" amount of time to wait and be the blubbering greiving widow before I can allow another man in my life. UGH more stuff to worry/think about lol
Well, IMHO, the socially acceptable amount of time is how long YOU wanted to wait before venturing out there.
I can only imagine how your MIL will take the news.
Of course you never know about the MIL... I was scared to death to tell mine.
I think one year is the so-called standard period of mourning for widows.
Sorry it took me so long to post my welcome, but WELCOME aboard!
What a beautiful family you have! I am so sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine the pain. I'm also happy that you seemed to have found a good man who sounds like he has his head on his shoulder!
WE are a very tight
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