i'm not sure if things have really been resolved. after explaining to my closest housemate how concerned i am and that i don't want to have to move out, he agreed that something needs to be done. he didn't want to jump to evicting him, so we set some house rules that will basically force him to get a job. we created courtesy fees and late charges for when he doesn't pay bills and we have to pay them for him and blah blah blah. if he doesn't abide by them, then he is hit with eviction. we expressed our concerns to him about his alcohol problems and how they directly affect us. we concluded that most if not all of his problems will fade if he simply gets a fucking job. he's actually started looking and i haven't yet seen him drunk since the night of the pissing. i'm not convinced, but i hope he will prove me wrong. if it happens, i am prepared to pack my shit and move out.
my mother learned today about my father filing for a divorce. she hasn't been served yet, but that will be very soon. she doesn't want to accept that it needs to happen. i think shes very afraid of living alone and the feeling of having nobody. shes so depressed right now that she doesn't call anybody or go out, so living with other people is the only way for her to know she's alive and that the world hasn't forgotten about her. i just want the both of them to be happy again. i have this horrible torn feeling because things here are going so well, i'm really happy and am doing things that i never though i'd be doing, and on the other hand the two people who created me are so miserable. i'm not letting it get me down, i just hope that someday the can be happy in their own way, having their own lives.
my mother learned today about my father filing for a divorce. she hasn't been served yet, but that will be very soon. she doesn't want to accept that it needs to happen. i think shes very afraid of living alone and the feeling of having nobody. shes so depressed right now that she doesn't call anybody or go out, so living with other people is the only way for her to know she's alive and that the world hasn't forgotten about her. i just want the both of them to be happy again. i have this horrible torn feeling because things here are going so well, i'm really happy and am doing things that i never though i'd be doing, and on the other hand the two people who created me are so miserable. i'm not letting it get me down, i just hope that someday the can be happy in their own way, having their own lives.
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It was nice semi- if not at all- meeting you tonight. P.S. I really wanted to comment on your forearm tattoo. I think it really amazing and very well done.
Sounds like an excellent move on the roomie side of things. Boundaries are so important and being able to quantify when people are actually taking care of their buisness or not is really challenging. My last shared housing situation called for similar measures and it was challenging. It just wasn't my job to clean for anyone or pay their bills...
Re: the parentals, I feel you there as well. Mine split years ago and it was really hard on my mom. I think she was in deep denial about the whole thing and the possibility of them reconciling at some point and it just wasn't going to happen and didn't really need to... It needed to end. She's doing ok now though and I think she gets it's all for the best. Relationships are hard to make work...
Be well.