Re: Here I am being a flake again!
Posted by Pauline on December 20, 2002 at 13:33:54:

In Reply to: Re: Here I am being a flake again! posted by Sally on December 07, 2002 at 17:32:16:

Hi Sally,

You wrote:-
Geeze....where do I begin. I am just "tired" of doing everything. I
have to do everything, I swear. They "wait" for me to replenish the
water,

*****change the toilet rolls, pick up everything, clothes, drinking
glasses etc, (they will just walk around or over them)

you wrote-
they "wait" for me to cook breakfast, dinner, do the laudry,
every single thing. Sometimes i rebel, and then I have it stack up on
me. I did 10 loads of laundry today.

******I went away for 7 days and everything was as I left it plus in
even more dis-array because the boys had had a bar-b-que for 20
friends!!!!

You wrote-
It is ridiculous. I am not able to
keep up with all this, but I have no choice.

******I sooooo want to just re-TIRE after 30 years hard labour.

You wrote -
Now that the x is "sick"

*******believe it or not, SAME, except not so sick, He has diabetes,

You wrote -
he does absolutely nothing. I have to do all of his personal stuff
too,,,,,like, I don't know how to shave a dudes face, ok? I
said...grow
a beard. Not taken too well....IT is my job, and I quit, at least 5
times a month,,,but I really can't, as there is no one else to carry
on, as you said. Hence, the "not so kind helper" syndrome. I do want
to
help, but I need help also. One person cannot do all this that is
apparent.

********Sally, I feel so sorry for you yet that gets you nowhere. ONE
PERSON CANNOT DO IT ALL AND SHOULD'NT BE EXPECTED TO. I can So relate
to the frustration and resentment of it all.

You wrote-
I am grinding down fast. I may do a Thelma and Louise,

*****Sometimes I ask myself if I did go away long term "Who the F...
would care?"

thinking of you and wondering what I can do to help.

love
Pauline.

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