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Tzippy....wow, what writing. The phrase 'like a thorn in my throat' is all too expressive....something you can't ignore or get around. I don't understand people like this, even though I lived with one of them (more than once, actually!) My father and my first husband were similar. I think they are unoriginal in that they all do the same things, and are somewhat predictable after a while. It just boggles the average mind that anyone could be so cruel. Your mom was looking for praise and approval for all she'd accomplished; instead she got criticism for something small like finding an interim place to live without inconveniencing her folks. This could've been a pivotal moment for her, I agree. She could've stayed put and cut her losses. My mother had so many chances like that, as well. Why they didn't leave, I'll never understand.
I wanted to invite you to visit me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SnakeRiverStmpd/blogaroos it's where I'm reporting for the rodeo. Only someone else from Brooklyn can appreciate how like a fish out of water I feel doing this. I'm approaching it like, "Rodeoing for Dummies"...what do you think?
posted by
Darson
on June 11, 2010 at 5:57 AM
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My mom's second husban was like this
fortunately for me and my sister we were in high school and we went to live with my aunt and uncle. I can remember one night after I had graduated high school, sitting up all night with a butcher knife in one hand and car keys in the other. He was on another binder and Mom was afraid to sleep. After we were married, Mom would show up on my front porch beaten and had been left stranded at work. (he was supposed to have picked her up). After several of these episodes, my sister and I told Mom she would have to pick between us and her grand daughter and her husband because we were not choosing between her and our husbands. She threw him out that night.
posted by
skye08
on June 10, 2010 at 11:50 PM
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T Zippy
I am so sorry. I just can't stand to read about such evil. Your poor mother was weak, blind and he took total advantage of it. I am so sorry. I can't always comment here and you may remove them if you want. This man would not have lived if were God, but thankfully I am not nothing would be right if I were. He is so evil.
posted by
Justi
on June 10, 2010 at 5:39 PM
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Tzippy
Z I guess that efficiency and promises guide the lives of many love. BC-A, Bill’s RJLst
posted by
BC-A
on June 9, 2010 at 8:34 PM
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how sad for you and your family
posted by
Lanetay
on June 9, 2010 at 8:38 AM
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Great story - I want to punch him!
posted by
Rockingrector_retd
on June 9, 2010 at 4:11 AM
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Oh Tzippy I love the way you write! Great story... sad and so well written. xoxoxo
posted by
Sinome
on June 8, 2010 at 10:25 PM
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He was a horrible individual! So unfortunate for your dear mother and your family as a whole! He was so dominating! sam
posted by
sam444
on June 8, 2010 at 9:16 PM
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Tzippy
There isn't much to like about this guy - a possessive idiot and a thief...
posted by
Nautikos
on June 8, 2010 at 7:50 PM
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I agree with Pat ....I have only just accepted that marriage No. 2 for me
was way more terrible than No 1 which just wore out gently for us both.
posted by
Kabu
on June 8, 2010 at 5:51 PM
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The ending really strikes me. So many times I thought my friends and I would be friends forever, but we ended up drifting apart...
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on June 8, 2010 at 5:50 PM
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one thought comes
out of the frying pan and (you know the rest). I could hate that guy!
posted by
Pat_B
on June 8, 2010 at 1:23 PM
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