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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 474270" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I think a lot of what you're going through is normal too, Lisa. And you have a perfect right to be angry about a lot of things and that's normal too so vent away!</p><p></p><p>Not that my ex did much, but after the divorce and then when my son wasn't living at home, I went through a lot of the same thing. I had never mowed the lawn in my life but I did it! And I found my own way to start the weedeater. I had to put it down on the concrete step and use my foot to hold it down while I pulled the cord. It works! I mastered these little things one by one and you will too. And don't worry about the inside of your house! You're not on any deadline and it will still be there when you're darned good and ready to do it. And I found out that once I had everything under control, especially the finances, I felt so much more confident! My ex was a loose cannon where money was concerned and it was such a relief to finally have it under control. One by one you will master these little chores, you <u>will</u> conquor the basement and learn to change furnace filters. And a lot of times, if you go to the auto parts store to buy wiper blades, if you ask nicely and look helpless, one of them will come out and put them on for you! My son used to do it for their customers all the time and it only takes a minute or two if you know how to do it. And I get anxious sometimes too with the debit card because it seems like almost every machine is different but it's no big deal to ask for help.</p><p></p><p>I still get really mad if there is something that I just cannot do because I can't lift something or I'm not tall enough to reach something. I actually hired a lawn service to cut my grass because I couldn't lift my old lawn mower in to the trunk of my car to take it to a repair shop! And you should see my living room! The curtains on two of the three windows are neatly hung on new curtain rods. The third one, in the corner behind the TV, is up there but it's dangling at a weird angle on the old curtain rod because I can't reach it, even with the ladder. And my walls are now a pretty pale blue EXCEPT for the upper part of that corner behind the TV that I can't reach and that's still an ugly dirty beige color. I am still waiting for my talll long-armed son to come over and do that corner for me. It's frustrating but I just pretend that I don't see it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 474270, member: 1883"] I think a lot of what you're going through is normal too, Lisa. And you have a perfect right to be angry about a lot of things and that's normal too so vent away! Not that my ex did much, but after the divorce and then when my son wasn't living at home, I went through a lot of the same thing. I had never mowed the lawn in my life but I did it! And I found my own way to start the weedeater. I had to put it down on the concrete step and use my foot to hold it down while I pulled the cord. It works! I mastered these little things one by one and you will too. And don't worry about the inside of your house! You're not on any deadline and it will still be there when you're darned good and ready to do it. And I found out that once I had everything under control, especially the finances, I felt so much more confident! My ex was a loose cannon where money was concerned and it was such a relief to finally have it under control. One by one you will master these little chores, you [U]will[/U] conquor the basement and learn to change furnace filters. And a lot of times, if you go to the auto parts store to buy wiper blades, if you ask nicely and look helpless, one of them will come out and put them on for you! My son used to do it for their customers all the time and it only takes a minute or two if you know how to do it. And I get anxious sometimes too with the debit card because it seems like almost every machine is different but it's no big deal to ask for help. I still get really mad if there is something that I just cannot do because I can't lift something or I'm not tall enough to reach something. I actually hired a lawn service to cut my grass because I couldn't lift my old lawn mower in to the trunk of my car to take it to a repair shop! And you should see my living room! The curtains on two of the three windows are neatly hung on new curtain rods. The third one, in the corner behind the TV, is up there but it's dangling at a weird angle on the old curtain rod because I can't reach it, even with the ladder. And my walls are now a pretty pale blue EXCEPT for the upper part of that corner behind the TV that I can't reach and that's still an ugly dirty beige color. I am still waiting for my talll long-armed son to come over and do that corner for me. It's frustrating but I just pretend that I don't see it. [/QUOTE]
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