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That is great you are going to school and that your teacher is giving you advice on your case. I am going to school online myself. I was going to school in person for the last two years but when he left I had to make a change so I could get a full time job.

Its been many years since I have been in a college class. I feel blessed that a new friend recommend this class to me.

Keep me in prayer today. I am fighting my emotions because today is a day we should be celebrating our
21st anniversary. Of course he did not say anything when I saw him this morning and neither did I. I am going to take my children out to dinner. I don't want to see this day of sadness. I still want to celebrate. If it was not for this day 21 years ago I would not have my children. So I will celebrate with them and change the meaning of this day slightly.

I don't want to cry or get emotional today. I do not want my husband to have this much cotrol of me. I am done with that. I need to take over of me with the help of God.

What are you studying?

God Bless
 
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Its been many years since I have been in a college class. I feel blessed that a new friend recommend this class to me.

Keep me in prayer today. I am fighting my emotions because today is a day we should be celebrating our
21st anniversary. Of course he did not say anything when I saw him this morning and neither did I. I am going to take my children out to dinner. I don't want to see this day of sadness. I still want to celebrate. If it was not for this day 21 years ago I would not have my children. So I will celebrate with them and change the meaning of this day slightly.

I don't want to cry or get emotional today. I do not want my husband to have this much cotrol of me. I am done with that. I need to take over of me with the help of God.

What are you studying?

God Bless

My husband was living with me on our 25th wedding anniversary. I had so looked forward to that day, and my heart was broken when it came.

I went to graduate school after he left, and earned my Masters in Social Work. I now am licensed to practice social work in my state, and two of my jobs is as a therapist.
 
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Even if I wanted to which I don't, my husband does not want anything to do with me. We went to a store today and I started to rub his back like I used to while standing next to him. He asked me to stop because it was irritating. Maybe he has someone else and this is why he does not want me. I don't know. I have not found any proof. Actually I am tired of looking through his things. I just find things that will hurt me. I am done with hurting myself.

I have to let him go. He is God's child and he will dicipline him as he sees fit. Or maybe he will be one of those lucky people that no matter what they do they get to live a happy life and meet someone else and forget about thier past life withg their former spouse who loved them unconditionally.

Sorry, I am so tired of this right now. I want my life back. I want to be me again with no hurt.

The following is psychology stuff. My 'act like Jesus by watching porn with your husband' didn't get received well so I'll offer a secular/applied shrink view of the situation.

Are you someone your husband would want to be with as he sees himself in his own mind? They say men marry women not wanting them to change while women marry men hoping to change them into their potential.

Your husband may look in the mirror and see the man he was when he married you instead of who he looks like and has become now. How does the 'ideal' image of you in his mind when you married him compare to now? Did you cut your hair short, gain weight, start acting like a mom instead of a hottie? Maybe he feels like he bought a ferrari that became a lemon after the warranty was up?

I personally think a mid-life crisis is a man reacting to a change in lifestyle which has crept up on him and he feels betrayed so he goes after the joys of youth with rose colored glasses which causes all kinds of problems.
 
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When I was living with my ex-husband, waiting for one of us to give up and get out, I started doing a home videotape of Tae Bo. It is sorta like aerobics/kickboxing. I bought the videos on my way home from a mediation, when I was so angry I wanted to burst. I took it home, and started doing teh workout. It was hard, but I found the act of hard punching and kicking without having to touch anyone helped me work out alot of anger. Plus, I think he got a little afraid of me, because as I worked out, I got more powerful in my mind and I turned into not such a doormat for him. When I attended my dissolutionment court date, I was 100 pounds thinner and not so afraid.

I also used to turn out the lights at night, lighta candle or two, and put on my "angry music." My choice was Alanis Morisette, but I wouldn't recommend it. Anyway, I would dance. I would just close my eyes and be a wild person. He would be in the other room on the computer or something, and he could hear the music and he knew what I was feeling. But it felt so good just to let it all go...

Don't yell at him. It only validates the power he has over you. He knows how you feel, and yelling it at him won't make anything better. Better to act like you don't care and work on freeing your house of him for good.
 
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The following is psychology stuff. My 'act like Jesus by watching porn with your husband' didn't get received well so I'll offer a secular/applied shrink view of the situation.

Are you someone your husband would want to be with as he sees himself in his own mind? They say men marry women not wanting them to change while women marry men hoping to change them into their potential.

Your husband may look in the mirror and see the man he was when he married you instead of who he looks like and has become now. How does the 'ideal' image of you in his mind when you married him compare to now? Did you cut your hair short, gain weight, start acting like a mom instead of a hottie? Maybe he feels like he bought a ferrari that became a lemon after the warranty was up?

I personally think a mid-life crisis is a man reacting to a change in lifestyle which has crept up on him and he feels betrayed so he goes after the joys of youth with rose colored glasses which causes all kinds of problems.

Marriage is for better or worse. Now, you are blaming her for his decision. He is responsible to obey scripture before God, regardless of her looks, or not.

I will PM you.

Trish
 
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Well the anniversary came and went. I called home to tell remind my kids we were going out to dinner. My husband answered. I told him to about my plans with the kids. His response was that it was not their anniversary. I told him if it was not for us getting married our children would not be here. Therefore, I have reason to celebrate. To be a better person I did tell me he was more than welcome to come. Truly I did not expect him to go. Yes indeed he showed up with the kids. He avoided eye contact for the most part. We had little conversation with each other. Mainly conversation with the kids. Maybe he showed because he does not want the kids to think less of him. Who knows why he showed.
 
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