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Loss & Grief | Last Active: Apr 7 12:18pm | Replies (932)

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@muppey

Heartache really is hard to share with people. We here understand. Just here for two days now and trying to figure it out. We do understand and really pray and wish you happiness and healing. The pain is difficult when no one understands and wants to get off the phone real quick, or make an excuse to leave even if they've come over to listen to you. Need someone who knows and will let you talk and maybe give you a big hug. Didn't mean to be so dramatic but I explained the phone call from my disappeared wife and Mike got tears in his eyes. Good brother, but not really into grief much.

"or a stillborn" This happened to my first wife Paula. The child was well along but just stopped one day and Paula was heartbroken. I really don't think I was much support for her as I was pretty clueless about things and pretty hard nosed as I'd recently gotten out of the Army. Paula had something they called a therapeutic abortion in a hospital in SF, CA. I saw the baby and was stunned but didn't know what to do. Later we named him Aaron, Moses' side kick. Later we had two sons and they're doing great.
I just got some gossip feed back from someone who should be a friend but he said, "I know about the letters!" Great! Now what. My wife did this to me. It's a small town. Got's to get some firewood for the night and feed the kitties...take care.

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@muppey I am sorry for what has happened to you and realize this doesn't help you except to know others have been through losses and being "ghosted" is horrific. Small towns can also be cruel places to live. People can do cruel things to others in order to feel good about themselves.

@parus You have made a good point about cruelty - it often reflects poor self esteem. I appreciate your mentioning that.

Teresa

parus, The gossip thing really bothers me. I talked with Mary over the years about gossip and how much I don't like it. It may be true and it may be garbage, I don't want to hear it. One piece of gossip about Mary came to me. Some one decided she weighed 4 hundred pounds and only slept all day and night. Sometime she got quit sick with grief and couldn't get up. I helped her then. But I told those gossip mongers that they got it all wrong and that was that. I've defended Mary against all that stuff. I did explain what she did but I guess it's her right and there is no law against ghosting your husband. So I try to deal with it. Some things are difficult but time will take care of it if I keep a level head. Thanks.