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Glad you made it through ok
I'm not surprised he acted like himself. Hang in there.
posted by
mikea18
on October 11, 2006 at 7:52 PM
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Glad you made it through ok
I'm not surprised he acted like himself. Hang in there.
posted by
mikea18
on October 11, 2006 at 7:52 PM
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Thanks, Passion
I could blame it on the stars since you're having crappy luck, too. But it's more fun to blame it on Doug. Hey, you don't have to know him to blame stuff on him, right?
posted by
terpgirl30
on October 11, 2006 at 7:34 PM
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I'm so sorry you're having to go thru all this crap...
I pray it will be over soon and you'll get to live the life you want to live. I do understand because my life sucks too right now...there must be some mischievous cosmic force at work.
posted by
Passionflower
on October 11, 2006 at 7:07 PM
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Pat and Azur
Thank you both so much for the heartfelt words. It really helps.
It was a looong day, but my end of it went okay. I was badgered a bit because his lawyer kept coming up with an amount that I earned when I did my newspapers, and I kept telling him "gross" when you're self employed, is not what you bring home. Don't ask me why--it had to be a ploy. The guy couldn't have lived as long as he has and not get that gross and net are two different number.
The good part is, the ex was wild, belligerent, and looked nuts. My lawyer muttered as he came out, "That guy's a total jerk!" And I told him all the stuff he saw was exactly what my son and I faced daily--abusive, abrasive, assaultive. Then my lawyer said, "Everyone who sees him like that will know he's a jerk."
So, it's uncomfortable to go through, but then people see him for what he is. I'd be lying if I said the first 10 minutes of him talking didn't take me to a very uncomfortable spot of him pushing me into walls and screaming with his face planted about 2 inches from my face. If you ever have a voice like that come after you, you never forget it. My heart started racing, and I really wanted to get out of the room. But, then I was okay. That's the best part of it all. I'm sure there will come a time when there will be some form of normalcy.
To be truthful, my best friend comes over almost every weekend. We're a boring lot, so we basically make food, and watch DVDs and heckle the screen. Just that I put that back into my schedule is a huge step in normalcy for me. That feels very normal. I curl up on my sofa and watch TV in peace. That has been a long time gone.
posted by
terpgirl30
on October 11, 2006 at 2:35 PM
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I don't know where to start, except to wish you better luck...
It's clear you've been lied to, stolen from and had your heart run over by a total jerk who deserves ... well, I guess it's true we all get worse than we deserve, so his day is coming. Never give up.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 11, 2006 at 2:13 PM
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Terpgirl, good luck with that
Yes I'd like one of those evenigs that opens out in front of you. I guess in this situation that you find yourself in you have to think in terms of damage limitation
posted by
Azur
on October 11, 2006 at 11:54 AM
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