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Sunday, December 6, 2009

desperate, scared, overwhelmed...what do i do now?

im separated from my husband since feb 09...he has a drug addiction. he also cheated with some woman in ny. for all this time i was getting his check to pay the bills. i was hoping i could get over the pain and take him back but im too hurt to forgive now.
besides his drug addiction, he has shot a gun and pretended he was dead. he torn down a door in the house because i didnt give him 60$...he was very aggressive and emotional and verbally abusive. 11 yrs of marriage and taking all of this from him i feel im done with this relationship. i should be crazy to stay. its too much abuse, too many drugs, too many lies.

yesterday he came over to tell me i need to move out of the house. he says his fathers said he would continue to make house payments if im not here. there was a business before, but his father took over. since then my husband gets checks from that company but now he says his fathers is stopping that too. but the only way he will pay for the house is if im not here.my name is in the deed too, so if they dont pay my credit is ruin. my husband knows i care about that. last year he used my credit card and spent 10,000$ i paid for it because it was in my credit, now i regret it. 

my daughter is out of the country with my family. she is going to school and doing great. he agreed to her moving for the school year. she is 10 yrs old. im going to see her soon. and i was just there with her. my 18 year old son is flying soon to work for my dad and help me with his sister while i sort things out here. i hate being away from my kids but i feel i have no choice. they are better there than here for now. with no money coming in from him, i wont be able to pay for groceries, gas, house bills etc. over there they can eat. i feel they are safer with my parents.
i need some advice. i feel lost and maybe even scared...my aunt thinks he has another woman and it makes sense now that i think about it. he took money from my bank acct and left me with minus 300. then he said he was kidnapped for 3 days and his phone stolen the last day. if his parents took this so lightly, it has to mean that he has another woman. i dont understand how can they be so calm if he was kidnapped and why no one file a report???

today i called the bank, they told me the envelopes were empty so my acct was frozen. he took money when he faked the 300$ deposit, now im going to have to pay the overdraft fee.
 i've been on the phone calling many different lawyers. but the retainers are high and the 1st consultation too. one is $1,000 another one $300 and so on. i need a good lawyer because of how much is at stake!
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  • Marina's Avatar
    Posted by Marina Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:31am PDT

    leave him and go to AL-ANON meetings!!! it will all work out if you follow your heart and do the right thing for you and your kids. you do not need that in your life and do not deserve to be treated that way. i was in a similar situation and my life has all come together in the absolute best way possible, i am so glad i made the decision to leave my drug-addicted boyfriend.

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  • Orien's Avatar
    Posted by Orien Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:35am PDT

    Oh honey don't allow them to stomp all over you anymore!

    Know your rights. You are worthy of happiness, and you do not deserve to be taken advantage of by drug-addicted ex's and their family.

    FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT as hard as you can to get out of this situation with a lawyer (even if it costs you-if you can pay for their run up credit you can pay for legal advice to get out of their web) and with bold and courageous decisions (albeit hard ones too.)

    You only live about 70 years, and then you're done-everything you could have been, or always wanted to be is dust-for the worms, so you need to seize the day, live fully, and take care of yourself while youre alive.

    Get some legal help, but dont spend your precious time on Earth (this may be all there is, all you got) on being treated unfairly.

    If this hurts, upsets, saddens you, then do what you gotta do to get out of it. Take care!

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  • CrazyDoug's Avatar
    Posted by CrazyDoug Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:18pm PDT

    Legal help is paramount. Go to a good law firm and tell them exactly what's going on. Don't hide anything or shield anything from them. They will help you.

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  • LesaM's Avatar
    Posted by LesaM Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:50pm PDT

    I'm so sorry for your pain. I know times are tough right now, but you are strong and you can do this. You and your kids deserve so much better than this. If he wants rid of you so badly, which I'm doubting from the stunts you indicate he's pulled, tell him to pay for the divorce. If you are on a limited income, you may be able to get legal assistance to help protect your name and credit. You will come out of this a much stronger person than you feel right now, I assure you. My God bless and keep you during these troubled times.

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  • Ryan B's Avatar
    Posted by Ryan B Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:51pm PDT

    ouch. This is a tough situation. Like the others have said, do whatever it takes to get him out of your life. Drug addicts will only bring you down with them, guaranteed.

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  • takitez's Avatar
    Posted by takitez Mon Sep 7, 2009 12:33am PDT

    Cry, panic, get angry, be scared, and once you've done all that and more, gather up all your strength, because you have it, and take control of your life and the siuation. Incorporate the help of family and friends. Go online and research everything on your own too, from divorce, custody, restraining orders, financial repair, etc.. Get info on free legal assistance. Once you make it through the fire, you'll be that much wiser and stronger. Thoughts and prayers.

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  • Harleycharlie's Avatar
    Posted by Harleycharlie Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:02pm PDT

    i am sorry to say but you are looking up a dead horses ass and there is no answers there harleycharlie59@bellsouth.net

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