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Im so angry!


furious I'm so angry out of my mind, my husband has been sober for two months. But he seems to think that just because he is sober he can be very irresponsible when it comes to do what is priority in the house like make sure we have money to pay bills, pay for gas, eat etc. So, he begged me to go with him to local casino near our home and I gave him fourty dollars. Maybe an house later he calles me and tells me he won 8 thousand dollars playing cards. I was happy and he told me he was coming home. So, I waited and waited and then I get a called " I got pulled over by the cops" I asked him "why"? He did not answer me and called me back. Fifteen minutes later he calls again and tells me he was on his way back home walking because his friend got arrested for having weed and no driver license driving my car! I asked him why was his friend driving my car, he stated to me because he had a few drinks to celebrate. I was pissed when he told me that, so then another twenty minutes pass and he got home, and I told him where is the money you won after paying taxes, he answer" I felt it was my fault and gave him the 3500 dollars to use as bail money! OMG! I was so full of rage!

I was not yelling but lectureing him as if he was my child and all he can say I dont want to talk about, and again this morning I ask him how much do you have left, he said few bucks. He kept saying " i dont want to talk about it" Im at my ends wit with him acting like a young teenager and Im the mother! My husband does not understand that Im not working because I got laid off and Im fighting to get my unemployment, I had money tash away incase of a emergency and paid off my menards card of 5 thousands dollar. What does he do max out the car in few weeks buying his friends stuff to do there bathroom and one guy said he was not going to pay the 800 he owes him and the other guy gives him 20 here and ten there, but I dont even see that money! Im so at my wits end with him! So, he called to make appt for a therapy appt, but it wont be until july, but IM so tired to do my part of talking to him calm, in clear voice not yelling and all he can do is trantrum like if he is my kid! Im tired, I like it when he is not here at all because I dont have hear him or see him and I do well and dont have to yell at no one but my dogs. But he is 42 years old ex military for 25 years and what, no responsiblilty is trained to these soilders ????? Im so tired of fighting , argueing over money, thats all we , he throws it at my face that im all about money!

I told him if I was about money I wouldnt be here I will be alone away from you doing for me and making my own money for me and not you! Now, I have to remind you that he came from money, his mom was a doctor an dad a engineer and they gave him everything and anything. Now, due to the economy he lost his bussiness and he cannot set life as a normal humble person to work hard for what he got, he always stated he has to help other, like this situation last night, i thought it was my fault and I open my mouth and gave it to me and he will pay me back.... hahahahah if the one guy who owes him 800 dollars has not pay him, how do you think this guy who has no job it going to pay you that money.

Im sorry every one but Im so needing to vent! cry



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I so understand. Tough stuff here. Prayers for everyone involved here.

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Hugs .. sending love and support ..

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"...I gave him forty dollars."

And apparently your car too.

These are the stems of your resentment.

AA and Alanon are spiritual programs. Gambling isn't something I partake in.

 



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I do not view gambling as "unspiritual"....too much of it is probably unspiritual for him but that has ZERO to do with anything regarding you. I don't presume to know the precise stem of your resentment, though I'd presume it's much larger than 2 isolated actions on your part. I sense a giant resentment that you are wanting a grown and responsible husband so badly, but are getting an irresponsible, lying drunkard instead. I sense you are getting fed a lot of lies, drama, and BS and all of it is to throw you off the track of him just wanting to be out drinking, drugging, and thugging while you are at home making nice. Active alcoholics are not capable of giving love freely or seeing you as a whole person apart from them. They view you as similar to a toy on a shelf. They play with you when they want, then put you back and don't want to see or hear or acknowledge you exist until they are ready and wanting to play with you again. THAT type of horrible treatment from your own husband is what I would see as the more likely stem of your resentment. NOW, knowing this, it is your responsibility to change what you can so you aren't just retelling this type of frustrating story forever. That is what alanon is for. We are here for you while you challenge yourself and figure out what to do and gain tools to manage this insanity going on due to the disease of addiction being in your life. Get to more meetings, get a sponsor, and get in the solution or you will drown in the problem.

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I hope you can get to face to face al-anon meetings, read lots of al-anon literature and find a sponsor. This disease can and will take down everyone in its path. The serenity prayer helps me daily to realize what is mine to change and what I need to hand over. Sending you love and support!

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Hi. I understand your resentment. It sounds like you resent him because he acts like a child, not your adult husband. So your marriage feels like a mother/child relationship. That's exactly how I feel/felt about my marriage...and that was one of the reasons I moved out. My experience has been that even if the A isn't drinking, they will act irresponsible in other ways that will drive us nuts. They are behaving like a "dry drunk." Al anon has helped me see the reality of my life.



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Hi Monica, keep up your meetings, you are really seeing the addiction Merry Go Round. Things constantly happening that one crazy, over the top, and unverifiable. Just like living with a 15 yo. my AW had episodes like that when she was active. Stories didn't make sense. Something happened to the side of the car because someone forced her off the road. No, she didn't get a license plate numbre or call the police. Hmmm. .. Wonder if it could have been because she was drunk? Can't prove it one way or the other, meanwhile her car insurance rates triple because of so many incidents like this. Verifiably drunk or not she was putting a hurt on our finances to $250 vs - $900 per half year...

The only person who can change your relationship is you. You need to decide what behavior you will tolerate and what the consequence s will be. Far example, when he leaves for a few days, you don't need to be there when he gets home. Lots of other ways to give you what you need instead of your life revolving around his dis - ease.

Keep coming back,
Kenny

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I am glad you vented.

whew, he is very sick.

Ok A's lie. We have no idea what in this story he tells is true. Seems insane he gave this guy money right? 800? who knows what he did with that.

The point is, so what are you going to do? He is not going to change unless he wants to. Do you want to change YOUR situation?

Does not matter what he does, we have to take care of us. In a marriage with an A it is not built on trust.

We cannot make anyone understand anything. Of course  you feel like you are his parent. he is manipulating you. If an A can play and still have a home, wife etc who will put up with it and stay why not?

Sober? who knows. Unless he was going to AA and has a recovery plan he is living, that is nothing. Behavior is still the same. now he is gambling for a high. Its all about the high. What ever it is, it stimulates the same part of his brain. alcohol, cocaine, meth, food, gambling, cheating on and on...

again what are you going to do?

 



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I so feel for you! First off, the military's training has nothing to do with his chosen behaviors. Your husband appears to have multiple addictions. I believe you know this too. My ex A had multiple addictions. While it did not become as severe as you describe, it was shattering to my family and the provision for my children. In the end, after I finally left after multiple feeble attempts of treatment and so called "sobriety"...not, in his case. It was so frightening to leave and more terrifying to stay. Finally, after a time, I realized....the floor under my feet was MY floor and he could NOT take it away!!! I realized I had "more" than I could ever imagine with the sieve draining everything out of my life financially. I was so accustomed to the rug being pulled out from under me on a continual basis...that it finally sunk in...I, ME, was truly the captain of MY ship! My ship was solid! My biggest accomplishment, was learning that anything he said, was probably not true and to treat him in spite of that with the love of my God as He would want me too. I placed my trust where it belonged, in my God (my higher power) and not in an A. Also, my ex A would brag about his military service too. Now, I know it was because he had lost the ability to view himself in the present tense with honor due to his isms destructive forces in his life.

Keep venting, love, hugs and prayers coming your way as you decide, when is enough enough and how will you respond then? I treasure the slogan, "Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail". Do not give up on you and your capabilities. You are much stronger than you may be giving yourself credit for. We see this especially as time goes on.



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