Tag: divorce
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I Deserve to be Heard
I saw my counselor today. I told him about the state of my life, about my relationship with Stephanie now that there is zero chance to save the marriage, about what a least restrictive environment looks like for the boys and why I still think it’s with me, and about my engagement with The Church,…
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Easy Job?
My buddy Jim and his dad came by yesterday to work on the lawn one last time this year. Jim and I talk about life once in a while. He thinks I’m partially but only partially to blame for the divorce and it’s difficult to disagree with that. He’s happy that my finances are better…
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Breakup Songs
Over the years and especially in the 80s and 90s I learned a lot of breakup songs. I just finished listening to Niel Diamond and Barbara Streisand sing “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.” It brought tears to my eyes. This divorce is only the third real breakup in my life. The first was Delia. We…
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Dunkin Donuts and Divorce
Stephanie brought me a couple of Dunkin Donuts and a latte. Six months ago this was pretty typical. Perhaps too typical. I didn’t take it for granted today. I don’t want to own her or control her so I hate to even ask her for anything. I have got to get used to that.
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I Am Doing
With the divorce looming I am regularly asked how I’m doing. Materially I’m in good shape. Stephanie and I agreed that since I’d be staying in the house with our disabled children and she would not that I would get the bulk of the caregiving hours. I can afford everything we need and have modest…
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Heavy Hearts
William came over to do his laundry. I made us Hawaiian bread mini hotdogs. We both enjoyed them and the box is gone. We also talked about the divorce. Stephanie assures him that our family is still “together.” I disagree and I can feel that as much as he wants things to go back to…
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Paperwork
I am a mess when it comes to paperwork. I just can’t focus on it properly to get it right. Stephanie recently served me divorce papers. It should come as no surprise to anyone that she would not help me fill them out. Fortunately my sister and her husband helped me go through them. Sadly…
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Stay
Why do I want her to stay? Stephanie says we are divorced and that the marriage we had is not worth fighting for. She asked me why I want her to stay. There are certainly selfish reasons. I appreciate her womanhood, but that’s objectifying. I appreciate her familiarity but that has been dying of late.…
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AI Girlfriends… What could go wrong?
My mobile apps have been advertising AI that impersonate women that are attracted to the user. Real women don’t stand a chance. An AI girlfriend can be erased. No drama at the end of the relationship. No alimony when she gets sick of the man. No kids that can be used as pawns to extract…
