Cheeseball I am feeling very for you and a big hug (). Now - I maybe way off track here but reading btween the lines and puuting 2+2 together and possibly jumping to 5 I feel I want to tell you something.
It must be very apparent to everyone that I have not mentioned my dh. Well that is another story in itself and one that I feel that I have 'coped' with and have felt no need to reveal details of it as it makes no diffence now as to my relationship with my dd and ds, or anything else.
For a VERY long time I felt 'guilty', yes I had deprived my dh of his children and he did not let me forget it. He was all of a sudden faced with an empty home, except for me and I was not the person he had married. My health was failing and although he never doubted the validity of my illness I again felt guilty, because I could not do everything that I had done previously around the home. He all of a sudden was taking on the role of carer, one that he did not want. He could not cope with losing his family and a wife who had a progressive paralyzing disease who's demands upon him must have seemed enormous. I was not allowed to discuss the children, all of their 'things' were packed away and our home was one of secrecy. No one came to visit anymore, I was not allowed to have my own friends and worst of all I was not allowed to mention the children. I totally relied on him and he could not cope. Going from a close loving family to just the two of us, shut away together without friends or any outside help was too much for him. He had his own 'nervous breakdown' if you like during which he abused me, both physically and emotionally. I let it happen because I felt that I deserved it. I did not , know one deserves being abused by their partner. I could not 'get out' there was no one I could turn to as all my friends had gone and no one was allowed into our home. I felt that I could not tell anyone in anycase because I thought that they would think that I was lying and that he was a wonderful husband to have 'stuck by me'. I had been diagnosed with MSBP and having Munchausens Syndrome so why should anyone believe me? When I went to the doctor, he was there, in fact he was there if I went anywhere and it was an unhealthy situation becuse we were together 24hours a day and had grown apart.He revelled in the attention he got from being told what a wonderful person he was ,looking after his 'sick'wife, especially as she had caused the break up and eventual adoption of his family. Without going on more I am sure you can see the picture....
One day I was so ill my GP was called to my home, she asked him to leave the room and said it would be easier to examine me at the surgery. I asked her if she could tell my dh that there was no need for him to come, she looked puzzled but did it. Once in her surgery I blurted it all out and she listened. She 'sorted me out' and although the next two years were a hard slog she got psychiatric help for my dh, and I learnt to have some self respect again. All this did have a happy ending for me but what I am trying to say Cheeseball is that your dh has had a treamendous 'shock' the loss of your children. But he does have his family you mention your mother in law. Who do you have? You do not 'Owe' him anything, you did not cause the court to steal your dd, you are a victim and if your relationship is not that great at the moment then help is out there.
You say that your Mother-in-law does not have a computer, and that although he knows about this site I doubt that he reads it. just make sure that you do not 'bookmark' it or put in you 'favourites' list and the chances of him finding it I sugest are small. As I said I may be 'barking up the wrong tree' but it sounds to me like you need help and support. My God, I am sorry but if you are afraid to post here on this site then you are obviously afraid of something? Now if I am way off track then PLEASE tell me and I do apologise in advance. If I am not then just send us a 'quick' posting, you do not have to give any details and I think that the sugestions of help will come flooding in. Please do not misunderstand me but I am sure that you feel a loyalty to him but this is for you. This site is for you. The people here are here for you and I know that they want to help. Finally I am not in anyway sugesting that you dh is a 'bad' person or that you do not love each other or anything like that but after the circumstances that the two of you have been through it is amazing that you are still together, well done. My dh was told by the ss if he left me that he could have back 'His' children, he chose me. Your dh and you I think might need a bit more help than the mother-in-law.
I am so very sorry if I am wrong but I felt I could not keep it to myself and I was worried that if I emailed you personally it may not be that personal.
Cheeseball you are a strong person to have survived this far and you have a right to post messages on this site or any other. I know that you can not stop feeling guilty overnight, it does not go away it just becomes easier to live with but please please if there is ANYTHING we can do post here or you can contct me personally via mumsnet. I am so very sorry if I have overstepped the mark.
Postsue-How are you doing today? my advice do not try and write the whole story in one go, just do it a bit at a time and you will find it comes 'flooding out' !!! My Offer yesterday was serious I will phone you again soon perhaps you can email me a good time?
The rest of you wonderful lot, still can't get a text message through but I have altered letter as to your sugestions, ie, told him I tried to text but could not get through. I wonder if I have done something to my phone because it will not even let me text myself now!!
Sofiaames, you ask how I get around etc. Well I have 2 wheelchairs, an upstairs and downstairs one. I have a stairlift and two electric buggies. Wow I am a different person when in them, I get a great thrill everytime I overtake a milk float!! I use trains and we have ONE access mobility bus down here but I have not yet tried it. I have district nurses if needed but apart from that I am too independant to let anyone into my home to clean it AGH! the embarrasement of someone cleaning my oven. I am the kind of person who would clean (and did in the past) before the home help came. I do my shopping on line and I find that I can manage most things. At the moment I am having a ramp built and patio area laid so I can get down into my small garden. If you want to do something then I have found that there are ways 'round to achieve it. eventually I will need carers, but rather than go into a care home I bought a large house and have two (gay male lodgers), and they are wonderful, change light bulbs and things I cant do. but the idea is that when I need the care, the upstairs bedrooms I converted into a flat will become the place where I can have a live-in carer. Oh ap's don't know about the 'gay' lodgers, it never seemed appropriate to tell them.
I am glad you all think it would be wrong to contact the ap's again I was feeling very uneasy about it and you have confirmed my gut feelings, thank you.
Cheeseball I hope I have not upset you-please forgive me but I care about you although we have never even spoken. big hug () Bunglie
Didn't he get his 'sir'?
for services to children or something like that?
Hugs to you all Bunglie XXXXXX