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#918194 06/07/01 08:17 AM
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Hello,<BR>I am new on this site. I was just browsing the web site and ran across this web site. I have read a lot of interesting topics. My prayers are with all of you. I am asking for anyone that believes in God and believe his will be done in my life to help me understand why I can not move on with my life. I am a 35 year old female, I was married for only 2 years and in those 2 years the Lord bless me with a beautiful baby girl, by my husband. I shall never forget on the day of our anniversary when I told him, his comments where just, Oh!. And we had been praying and asking God to bless us with a child. This is my first child and my first marriage. <BR>I started figuring out that my marriage was falling apart when he got a pager and from there he started working late, then he would have to go work on Sunday's and he never wanted to work on Sunday's. I never stop trusting him, but I did approach him and asked him was something going on that I needed to no about. He said everyting was fine. My annivesary was in July 1999 in August 1999 he said he did not want his marriage anymore. I was four months and I was completely stunned. I tried to talke with him but he would not talk, he said that I aggervated him. So I stop communicatin with him unless he called. I was under so much pressure until I had to be restricted from work and put to be bed. The only income that I had was mine. He never came to any of the Dr.'s appointments, he never called just to see how I was doing are anything. And if he did call he would call and just say that things could not work out. <P>So in December 1999 I asked not to call anymore because it was to much of strain on me and the child. So far I was doing good. I found out later the lady that I thought was messing around with my husband, that told me to my face that she was not, was seeing my husband, they had moved in together. I continue to work part-time and my hours had been shorten by employer because of health reason. My child was due March 1st my last day at work was January 31st. <BR>I managed to get the baby nursery and everything ready, He did not contribute to any of this. I 5 days past my due date March 1 2000. I had made up in my mind I was not going to call him, I left to go to the hosiptal and my sister contacted him and did show up to my surprise. Shortly after 14 hours of labor and I delivered, he left. He did show any kinda of concern or happiness about the birth of our child.<P>I did not hear from him any more, When I did arrive home, I had a message on my voice mail that my employer did not need me anymore and that the poistion that I had was no longer available. I did not have a job to return to, my benifits were terminated immediatly and I did'nt have anything, all my savings were put into my child nursery, I lost my home, I lost everything. As time went Nvember of 2000 he married the young lady that was a memeber of the church we both attended and that he was living with. I still have not been able to understand what is going on and why. This young lady was married as well. They both filed for divorce at the same time.<P>I love my husband, When I found that I was completely destroyed, He has not had a relationship with his daugheter since she been in the world. He did not come for her first baptism, first thanksgiving, first christmas, and the saddest is he missed her first birthday party. <P>I feel like my husband made a decision of allowing the devil to destroy his marriage. To make this topic short. I still love my husband, not because he is the father of my child, but because, I felt that when I prayed to God and asked him to bless me with a husband, he blessed me with this man. I do believe that God knows what is best for me. I have tried to move on with my life as well as trying to block memories and my ex-husband out. But each day I am reminded of him. I finally got a call from my ex-husband and he wanted to see the baby, but he wanted to take somewhere, which means away from me. I don't really don't trust him with her by his self. I bascially told him that I have not had problem with yu having a relationship with his daughter and that I have no problem with him coming to get her. The only problem I have is that you have a wife that betrayed me and I will not allow my daughter to be around her. After I made that statement, he hung the phone up in my face. And to this day I have not heard from him. In my mind I said I hope I did the right thing.<P>It has been 1 year since our divorce. I have not met anyone nor have I been involved with anyone, because my heart is still with him. <P>I want to be happy, feel my happiness is with him. Our child does not even have a relationship with him to no who he really is. Because I think of him all the time. And you would think a year is enough time to aleast heal a litte.<P>Did I make the right decision<BR>A cry for Help!!<P><P>------------------<BR>

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"Did I make the right decision"<P>I am not sure what decision you are talking about .. do you mean the decision to not let your daughter have a relationship with your XH's new wife(OW)? I think your decision was the right one. Here's my thinking...<P>Your XH had not made attempt to form a relationship with his daughter. He was very easily put off in his one attempt to do so. He is a stranger to your daughter. If you had let him take her for a visit she would have been traumatized. At this point she has no idea that there is supposed to be a special bond between her and this stranger. She would only know that he is a stranger.<P>To this day he seems to have no concept of the hurt he caused you and your daughter. He and the OW are not good influences on your daughter. If he really wanted a relationship with his child, he would be doing everything possible to see her. If he does contact you again about seeing her, you might want to set up supervised visitation. He could go to a friend or family member’s house to see her. This would need to be someone who your daughter knows so that she is not traumatized by being left with stranger.<P>My bet is that he was trying to use her as a pawn to see you. Under the circumstances I think you did what you needed to do. If he wants to see you, then he needs to set up a date and time to see you and you alone. You daughter does not need to be dragged into this mess any more then she already is. <P>By the way, if he does ask to see you.. You would now become the OW since he is remarried. So… this is very touchy. If that happened, think about giving him a plan B letter saying that if he ever divorces “OW” you might still be available.<P>You need to give yourself time to heal. This has been a hard year for you… Sometimes it takes a very long time to get over this stuff. So be good to yourself.<P>Z<BR><P>------------------<BR>He loves not who does not show love.<BR>----William Shakespeare

#918196 06/07/01 09:22 AM
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Thank you so much Z: <BR>I really needed to read this. I have been feeling that way since the day he left the hospital, and never return to visit her and we were still married. I felt that my daughter would think of him as a stranger. Get this I got a phone call at work on yesterday. When I answered, the words came out as "What are you wearing"? And I again I gave my name. And that's when I reconized his voice and he was really conversating. And as we talked he was bringing up memories that we shared together. And then before we hung up he said the he loved me and that he wanted to see us tonight. He said he would call and let me know what time. And of course I never did hear from him. I feel that if he sees me and his daughter it might just bring him back to reality that he really had a beautiful wife and a daughter that would do anything in our power to make him a happy man. I feel like I am obsess with this. I just think I loosing my mind for wanting him so much.<P><BR>Thank you Z


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