This maybe a long story....
Before I start today is my birthday, I've always loved birthdays being with my partner and our two teenage children. Not this year though... He told me via text message last week that he was leaving us..bearing in mind we just got back from a family holiday a week previous. It all seemed 'the usual' on holiday no inclination of what was about to happen.
I begged and pleaded with him for us to try and work things out but he wasn't listening his mind was already made up..
He'd already taken some clothes during the day he told the kids whilst we were at school and work, I only realised after he'd actually walked out on us.. It obviously knocked the three of us for six, me in particular - this is a man I've spend almost 20 years with. I actually feel I do not know who he his... Doing this, destroying our lives. Something I have no control over.
How could he do this? We had plans together..
Today has been a particularly crap day, I took the week of work to mourn the loss but today I'm broken, not even so much as a happy birthday text from him - nothing, not a thing.. To say I'm disappointed, an emotional wreck and heartbroken would be an understatement to how I'm actually feeling.. I don't know how to cope with life and going back to work tomorrow is not something I'm looking forward to either.
I've not left the house for a week and the kids, well they appear to be being a lot stronger than I am dealing with the aftermath. I know they are broken inside too, I wish I could fix their pain.. They've seen him a couple of times this week, which is only right, but seemed very subdued after each returning home, they didn't mention anything he said or where they'd been which I guess is them shielding me from more upset..?
I wondered if anybody had some good tips or advice for getting over the trauma and heartbreak I'm / we're going through?
This is my worse birthday EVER..
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Unhappy Birthday
Lost74 · 03/07/2016 18:02
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