Only With You

Out of the ten years I’ve been married I’ve spent 3 ½ years with my husband commuting on weekends from another city or as in now from another country for work. We decided to have this situation because we didn’t want to sacrifice our lifestyle nor the opportunity that presented itself in my husband’s career.

However there comes a time when enough is enough. I no longer want to be on my own. I need my husband’s company and my son needs his father.

I have given my husband an ultimatum that his next posting which is due soon should be in a reasonable place where we can all live together.

During the week after my son goes to sleep at 8 o’clock I have nobody to talk to and it can get quite lonely. Then I have to handle everything on my own during the week. It’s not difficult physically but it is tough emotionally.

My son has got used to not having his dad around most of the time which is not a good thing. Sometimes it is so tough to deal with him on my own because if he’s not listening to me, his dad is not there either to take the matter in his hands. Most of the time because mothers show so much affection for their child that they are taken for granted and it is the father who does the disciplining. In my case I have to attempt to do both which often doesn’t work. And then of course he’s missing out on the father-son bonding.

I am happy to report that my husband has accepted my ultimatum and is working hard to rectify the situation. Let’s hope we are one normal family soon.

Daily Prompt: With or Without You

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5. A Very Big Mistake | Knowledge Addiction
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7. Brandon’s Mentor And The Daily Prmpt | The Jittery Goat
8. When People Have More Faith in You than Yourself | Rima Hassan
9. Drawing a line in the sand: Daily Prompt | alienorajt
10. Streetlight | 365 days of defiance
11. Daily Prompt: Till Death do us Part? | Anniemation Floe
12. A Game of Picnic | My Play Nook
13. Stop Telling Lies Or Else! – Writing | wangsgard.com
14. Torture of Four Years | Daily Prompt: With or Without You | likereadingontrains
15. Daily Prompt: With or Without You | Sabethville
16. Get It In Gear | The Shotgun Girls
17. Where are your gods now (a tale) | Perspectives on life, universe and everything
18. On the hook | Perspectives on life, universe and everything
19. Putting it All on the Line Prayers and Promises
20. 268. Ultimatum | Barely Right of Center
21. A Day Different | Random Blotches
22. The 19th of June 1982 – Hometown, Pennsylvania | Forgotten Correspondance
23. Daily Prompt: With or Without You | theshamelesswanderer
24. Daily Prompt : With or Without You | Valley Girl Gone Country
25. Life Is Complex | Lisa’s Kansa Muse
26. Me or him- it’s your choice | Animal Love
27. Me or him- it’s your choice | A picture is worth 1000 words
28. DP: Us or Them | Scorched Ice
29. A picture is worth 1000 words
30. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU: IT DOESN’T ALWAYS WORK OUT THE WAY YOU EXPECT | SERENDIPITY
31. simple (senryu in three parts) | peacefulblessedstar
32. Job or It’s The End Of You and Me! | Views Splash!
33. Ultimatums and Death | the TEMENOS JOURNAL
34. Ultimatums and Triple Dog Dares! | meanderedwanderings
35. Too late | Life is great
36. Daily Prompt: With or Without You | Nola Roots, Texas Heart
37. Daily Prompt: With or Without You « Mama Bear Musings
38. The Forever Choice | snapshotsofawanderingheart
39. i would repeat you | y
40. My Brother, the Incorrigible Drunk | I’m a Writer, Yes I Am
41. In Line Of Fire | Flowers and Breezes
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43. Fighting Ultimatums | Ana Linden
44. No More Contacts Please ! | My Life and My Career
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