This comment was by Eddie in reference to the post –How to Leave Your Wife Without Leaving Your Children
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I’m on a dilemma myself at the moment.
It’s a long story so I’ll keep it as short as I can. I’m 33, married for nine years and have two sons aged five and nine.
I have been very unhappy with our relationship for a couple of years now.
My wife has been through a rough time since having my youngest son, she’s been in chronic pain for five years and has had five operations to try and cure it. I’m her part-time caregiver and I work from home to help out.
My boys mean the world to me and I know that they feel the same about me, my youngest especially, he clings to me constantly.
I’m laid back, my wife is the polar opposite.
She’s always moaning about everything, the house being untidy, the kids playing with their toys and not tidying up straight away, her pain. The pain I can understand but five years of complaining about it is slowly chipping away at me. She’s definitely got anger issues too; if something isn’t going her way she’s like a spoilt child.
I suffer from depression and anxiety too which is made worst by her negative attitude.
Literally the only thing stopping me from going is the kids and in fact, if she would let me, I’d take them with me.
I know that they would be happier with me.
If I do go though I will always be there for my sons, I’ll live close and be involved in their lives as much as possible.
Sorry to go on but my head is spinning at the moment and I don’t really know who else to talk to.
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