Hi there!
During and after caring for my dad who had Alzheimers disease my ex husband came into the picture to help me out with things. I was happy to have the help. We are purely platonic. After my dad’s death I was emotionally and mentally exhausted and ended up buying a little house in a small town with the ex husband. It was probably the stupidist thing I have ever done in my life. I became very ill while living in this house and the ex hub was out of work off and on. Now the real estate market has flat lined and I’m feeling very stuck. I don’t care about material things anymore but I do love my dog and I just want to be free again. My skills are out dated and I have to create money and find a new place on my own. I can’t let my house go into foreclosure either and there is no way the ex is going to take the initiative on anything. He doesn’t want to budge. This situation has tapped me out in every way possible and all I really care about is feeling joy again. I can’t beleive I got myself into this situation after I was so pleased with myself for leaving the ex husband in the first place! I don’t consider myself helpless and even though I am fifty now I still don’t think of myself as old. I refuse to continue to live this way. I have looked at almost every possible way out. I have personally addressed as many if not all of my unfinished “issues” connected with it that might be holding me here. Since I live in a small town in northern California there are very little resources available. I am almost ready to hit the road! Thank you for any sincere feedback you can offer!
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