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hello everyone. i am brand new to the group after reading some of your emails, i know i'm in the right place. here's my story. which i am sure is very similar...
Kathy Varga
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Feb 7, 2008
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well, it seems I have done things backwards...lol... I joined this group, and can't recall if I introduced myself... I did look to see if I had posted...
nolee965
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Feb 7, 2008
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Hi Kathy It sounds like you are having a tough time... It is all too familiar, and glad you could talk about it. I remember the saying, you can't talk to the...
nolee965
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Feb 7, 2008
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http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_BigBook_chapt8.pdf To wives This is from the AA big book... Just substitute the word alcohol or alcoholism to drug...
Miranda Camp
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Feb 7, 2008
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Hi. I have been married to my husband for 9 years this year. I was recently divorced when I met him from an abusive man and an alocholic. I knew when I met my...
mheim33
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Feb 7, 2008
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... have ... and ... denies ... asked ... My ... day. ... given ... do ... is ... Honey, Don't blame yourself for his problems.You are not to blame for his ...
mystwyngz
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Feb 7, 2008
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I'm scared. A friend of mine took his own life 2 days ago. He drank , he was going through a nasty divorce and all the time he told me that he never wanted to...
mheim33
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Feb 7, 2008
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Hi. I'm Michelle. I'm 35 years old and got married to my husband when I turned 25. We will have been married 10 years in July. Being married to an alcoholic is...
michelle bloom
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Feb 7, 2008
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Hi, Thanks for sharing your story... Like you, I've been through hard times, with my A boyfriend. He's been the only A that's been very close to me, but I...
ying shanhua
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Feb 7, 2008
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I am so sorry that you are going thru this. It's awful when you live with that fear. I felt like that too when I have left my husband in the past. Fortunately...
michelle bloom
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Feb 7, 2008
1:53 pm
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thanks michelle.!!! i guess i should have made it clearer. he isn't suicidal. he od'ed on accident. dumb ass! kathy, ill talk more later. ow i must run to...
Kathy Varga
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Feb 7, 2008
2:01 pm
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... 4 ... either ... really ... if ... me ... Hi Jamie, I remember the days of eggshell walking...My children also grew up under circumstances I wish they had...
nolee965
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Feb 7, 2008
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Hi Jamie, I know the eggshell routine and it SUCKS!!!!! and its not fair to you or the kids! i know its extremely hard, with no family. i really don't have...
Kathy Varga
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Feb 8, 2008
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Hi Kira, and Amen... Ditto, and are you in my family?????? lol sure sounds like my dad was. he just past. but he was extremely controlling. you must...
Kathy Varga
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Feb 8, 2008
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hi michelle, my kids and i live for Intervention every week. we love that show.. and your right you do have to draw strength from some where. mine are my...
Kathy Varga
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Feb 8, 2008
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i am so sorry about your friend. and i know how you feel. i would die if my husband killed himself over me. but also remember. his problems also lay deeper...
Kathy Varga
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Feb 8, 2008
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Hi Kathy, Yes, i know about that kind of life of walking on eggshells. I used to be so shy as a child, but i just looked at the things around me, and i would...
ying shanhua
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Feb 8, 2008
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I'm also really sorry to hear about your friend. I used to be suicidal as a child. But I haven't been since probably 10 years old, at the latest, 15. I can't...
ying shanhua
dabidzi
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Feb 8, 2008
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ya know, when i told my husband to leave. for my kids sake i knew i did the right thing. i gave him chance after chance. i followed the program, with the...
Kathy Varga
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Feb 8, 2008
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thank you miranda. that is wonderful! i appreciate it. i might just investigate the tax dollars. my insurance is too expensive ... From: Miranda Camp...
Kathy Varga
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Feb 8, 2008
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thanks for the email. you are very strong and an inspiration. thanks. you are right you have to protect your self and the kids. its sad to hear you 20 year...
Kathy Varga
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Feb 8, 2008
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Thank you all so much for your support. I am a person who feels that I can save the world. I want to help everyone but I"ve come to realize as my mom says...
Marjorie Heim
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Feb 8, 2008
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Hi Margie, Having a time limit is good. It's important for him to know you're serious. take care of yourself and do anything you need to do differently for...
ying shanhua
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Feb 8, 2008
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Hi I am more confused than ever today. My husband found an apartment and is moving out today. Although it is a relief to me I am very sad today. I worry about...
mheim33
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Feb 10, 2008
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Margie, what you are feeling is quite normal. Whatever your relationship with your husband has been like for you (good or bad), it is a pattern that is familar...
michelle bloom
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Feb 10, 2008
3:56 pm
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Hi Margie, I think that feeling is VERY normal. No matter what happens between people, just spending time together creates a bond. In fact, when I taught 6th...
ying shanhua
dabidzi
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Feb 10, 2008
4:32 pm
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Hi Michelle... every time i see your name, i think "is that the michelle i met in china?" so i just have to ask, did you go to china in 2002 or 2003? Take...
ying shanhua
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Feb 10, 2008
4:36 pm
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By the way, I just wanted to congratulate both you and your husband... You for setting boundaries, and your husband for respecting them. That's really...
ying shanhua
dabidzi
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Feb 10, 2008
4:37 pm
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Hello Kira. No, I've never been to China, but it sounds like a trip I wouldn't mind taking someday. I have discovered that there are many Michelle Blooms out...
michelle bloom
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Feb 10, 2008
5:11 pm
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I agree with Michelle and Ying. After reading your post, I recollect the feelings of the day I moved out... great sense of loss, and confusion. Focus is...
nolee965
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Feb 10, 2008
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