Monthly Archives: May 2012

Do I matter?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

This past week-end, we went out of town.  When we got to the city where we were staying, we went to my favorite specialty grocery store.  Just inside the door there were cut flowers and potted plants.  My husband pick … Continue reading →

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“parenting”

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

Every year about this time, our family takes a trip for the week-end.  This year, our daughters decided that they weren’t going; they would go somewhere else themselves.  And they didn’t tell my husband. When he asked our oldest to … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Book….

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

I’m reading yet another book.  It’s called “How We Love.” But I’ve been wondering… For years and years and years, I’ve read books, trying to fix the marriage.  I think the first one was “The Total Woman.”   I can’t even … Continue reading →

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Passive Aggressive Behavior

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

Last night he got into bed and said that he loved me so very much and that he was sorry that I was depressed and that he wished he could make me happy and that I wouldn’t be sad and … Continue reading →

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sweet co-workers

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

I had a rough morning before I went to work yesterday.  I ended up crying all the way to work and even though I got there on time, I sat in my van to try to calm down and stop … Continue reading →

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Self-Love

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

“‘I woke up this morning and I had a hard time for a while,’ said one recovering man.  ‘Then I realized it was because I wasn’t liking myself very much.’  Recovering people often say:  ‘I just don’t like myself.  When … Continue reading →

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Any compassion?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

So I came home from work today so depressed that I wanted to kill myself.  It was only thinking of my daughters that kept me from finding a way to do this. My daughters were at the movies when I … Continue reading →

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Depression – again

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

I’m feeling depressed again.   Or maybe it should be – still.  It comes and goes.  Often coming more than going.  I usually wake up depressed. I know that depression is technically a physio-chemical thing happening with the chemicals in your … Continue reading →

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a conversation

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

Last night, lying in bed: me:  Last night, I dreamed we got divorced. him:  I don’t want to get divorced. me:  The marriage is really empty to me. him:  I try to give you what you need.  I’m trying to … Continue reading →

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Ugh!

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Writing about Passive Aggression

So, last night, my younger daughter needed a little extra attention.  She often gets discouraged and depressed, which I know is not uncommon for teen-age girls.  But I do believe that this is made much worse when girls do not … Continue reading →

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