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Posted by AdaGrace on October 17, 2004, at 22:50:33
You know the funny thing is for years I have yearned to be left alone for a few hours a day.
I haven't been able to take a bath or do anything remotely personal for several years without the kids or my husband barging in. And yet now, when I do get those moments or even hours alone, I get so utterly lonely and don't know what to do with myself. I have no desire for self-love so to speak and reading makes me so sad because everyone seems to get what they want in books or in movies. I just don't know what to do with myself, not Martha Stewart or Betty Crocker and really pissed at everyone who is not helping me clean the house so I refuse to do it as well. The help I got after the accident lasted a whole week afterall and then we all went back to normal. Forgetting that Mommy brings home the bacon and works more hours than @#$$%%^^%% face. Women are just expected to do and smile while they do.
Posted by octopusprime on October 18, 2004, at 0:58:20
In reply to I want to be alone, and then don't like it, posted by AdaGrace on October 17, 2004, at 22:50:33
hey darling
do you have a journal?
a journal is a great companion when you are alone and feeling lonely.
you can write
you can write about how it felt the last time you were in love
you can write about how you're unhappy
you can write about the really cute puppy
you can write about needing help
you can write about beer
you can write about feeling crazyyou can write
there is something inside of you AdaGrace that is screaming to get out
you are looking for your voice
if i were you i would take a directed journey to find out what is causing you all the screaming pain. look inside, look outside, write it all down, read it all again a few days later.
ps - the woman = mother = martyr thing i see a lot. it is so hard to cope! i bet a lot of feminist literature, like betty friedan "the feminine mystique" or germaine greer might help you ... you're not alone in that struggle!
Posted by AdaGrace on October 18, 2004, at 16:44:58
In reply to Re: I want to be alone, and then don't like it » AdaGrace, posted by octopusprime on October 18, 2004, at 0:58:20
I have no privacy. My husband would read it if he found it, which he would...he's found everything else I have tried to hide away.
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