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Thank you EP......hopefully, they will hit tonight.
Now I am going to tell everyone a story. After 28 years, I divorced my husband.....why? He was my boss, not my husband......for 28 years I was bossed around. I loved him very much. He was always good to me. But after 28 years, I had had it......he HAD to tell me what to do, what to think, what to say. I left and moved to Washington State. In effect, my whole family deleted me from their lives except my daughter, Jody......she understood because she always bucked him when he got too bossy too........anyway, I would call my ex-husband every Friday night because my music store was open late and it was a long day and I missed him. Funny thing is then we really started talking to each other...basically, communicating..........when I came home for my eldest daughter's wedding.....my husband and I started talking seriously......and I decided we should make a list of things that should change if we should get back together again.........his list had about 10 items on it....I had only 1 item on it.............let me be me......don't ever tell me what I can say, what I can do, who I can be friends with, etc..... Well, we did remarry............in the year 2000.............we both are happier now than we were for 28 years...........he has become my friend--someone I can talk to, someone I can depend on--we share our thoughts now (I couldn't before because I would get yelled at if he didn't agree)...............we are partners, lovers, friends.........we discuss everything. We both take 1 separate vacation a year.....that sure wouldn't have happened before.......
Why did I tell this story? Because if one person reads this and is helped by it, I will be happy................DO NOT LET ANYONE TELL YOU WHAT TO DO...........you can walk away...........I was afraid to walk away also.....but in doing so, I became independent, I owned a very successful business which I built up and dventually sold at a profit...I learned that I AM MY OWN PERSON................believe it or not, my own children now respect me. I don't believe they did before. I respect myself......my husband respects me because I am not a doormat anymore.......
So lottaloot..........you are good enough to go out on your own, why don't ya? Don't let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do.
Wondering if I should hit the reply button or not...now that I wrote this....oh, what the heck, why not...............lol