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I Don’t deserve this.

I don’t deserve this. I didn’t deserve having to take care of drunk,yelling, unpredictable adults aka my parents as a child and I don’t deserve to take care of Drunk,yelling , unpredictable adults in my adulthood either. I need to leave. He’s not going to change and this attitude Needs to be different. I wish he could be different but he’s not.... At first I figured it’d be better than nothing but after tonight nothing sounds better. At this point I doubt I’m ever going to settle. I might not find the one. I just have to accept that once I leave I could be writing my future off to another 60 years of wandering and loneliness... But this! Tonight! This drama! Is something I don’t need. I hope we can just depart safely. I’ll care that he finds his way to happiness but I know that happiness for me is not here. I’m stuck but I don’t need to be. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change. The courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference. Please give me the courage! Set me free! Let true happiness find me! Let me find it! Please
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SW-User
Good luck.

But get out ASAP. I was the drunk; my wife hung about, whilst I'm grateful she did, I did untold damage to her and the kids. Only because they are remarkably strong individuals did it turn out anywhere near good. My family was lucky most aren't.
Chasingthesun · 46-50, F
@SW-User oh thank you for sharing. My Father is a recovery alcoholic for 43 yrs. I was only 2 when he quit but my older brother was six and remembers his abuse. My Dad is wonderful now though
SW-User
@Chasingthesun 43 years is an incredible achievement.