The last 18 months or so have been absolutely shit. I have watched a dear family member die. I have fallen out with a good friend. I have had some horrible 'issues' within my wider extended family which have now come to a head and resulted in a massive fall out, meaning my section of the family are effectively being cut off.
My DH has lost his job, so money is painfully tight and we've had to cancel our holiday plans.
I'm having real problems with my mother, who has always been difficult but I'm struggling to cope with her any more.
To top it all off, I'm ill . It's only a virus but I've had it for weeks.
I can normally power through these things. I'm quite a tough cookie. But I'm really struggling to bounce back from this. Every time I turn around something else has happened. So many people who I used to rely on are either gone or completely different now, which doesn't help.
I don't know what the point in this is really. I just needed to get it out.
AIBU?
to have had enough?
TheYoniWayIsUp · 13/04/2013 00:42
At least I can make someone smile, Babylon!
I feel so needy posting about this shit on MN. But I've had to stop discussing it in real life because I'm turning into that friend.
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Thanks Lisa. I do try hard to concentrate on the good stuff. My DH is lovely, I have 3 beautiful children. I have a decent job and the money situation could be worse.
I am trying to change stuff too. I'm making more effort to develop some nice friendships. While DH is between jobs he's getting a lot of work done round the house (Money permitting) and we're getting much more family time.
It's just so bloody hard to keep on keeping on, you know? 
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That's what MN is for Yoni, I've thought a lot recently about posting all my woes however I'd probably be called a troll! Also, I'm a terrible one for ignoring things til they go away instead of dealing with it asap as I should do, and I think seeing it all in black and white would be too much for me right now I suppose when I'm ready I can post and some viper forthright poster can come along and tell me to "get your shit together" and I will
DH and I found ourselves in a really tight situation a few years ago... things have turned around now and we have made it to the other side. Hang in there.
I have always been a 'make the best of it' kind of girl... DH is a complete dweller, so I had to find cheap and easy ways of keeping our spirits up. The things we did that worked best were:
Radio on, Sunday papers and brunch at the table followed by a long walk around the local country park or by the seaside then home for a roast.
DVD nights (£1 bag of popcorn or sweets to share a all snuggle up on the sofa).
Saturday became housework, DIY or gardening day to keep us amused and it really is true.... a bright tidy home helps!
Read for pleasure (ie. NOT JUST JOB APPLICATIONS!!!). Our local charity shop did 3 paperbacks for £1!
If the kids are at a friends, grandparents etc have a 'date night'. You don't have to go out or spend a lot... set the table, dress up a little, make a nice pasta and salad and have a cheapish dessert. Share a bottle of wine and have fun in place you can't when the kids are home!
DH treated job hunting like a 0.7 job (can you tell he was a teacher too 
) and used the remainder of the week to write (the writing is part of what helped it turn around).
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