It is early in the morning. Senior [my first husband] is showering and I am already dressed and getting our one year old daughter and two year old son ready to go to daycare. I have a 12 hour day ahead of me, working, on my birthday.
The kids are sitting in front of the TV, watching Barney, while Senior is in the kitchen getting his coffee. I walk down the stairs [I will never forget the gorgeous suit I had on. I gave it away soon after. I still regret it.] and I greet him.
He turns to me.
Senior: I am leaving.
Skippy: Okay. [leans in for a kiss] Have a great day.
Senior: [he pushes me back] No. I am leaving. Leaving you. And the kids.
Skippy: Um. okay?
Senior: Goodbye Skippy.
Skippy: 'bye.
~
That was the absolute totality of that conversation. I was devastated. I had no idea he was planning this and no idea that he would be cruel enough to pick my birthday to do it. He did. I took the kids to daycare because I absolutely had to go to work that day. I had no choice.
I worked the whole day [I ended up actually working 13.5] and I stopped for one drink after work to "salute" myself. Do you know how empty a bar is on a Wednesday night at 10:30? It was pretty damn lonely.
I arrived home at 11:30 pm, put the kids to bed and started my new life the next day.
The kids are sitting in front of the TV, watching Barney, while Senior is in the kitchen getting his coffee. I walk down the stairs [I will never forget the gorgeous suit I had on. I gave it away soon after. I still regret it.] and I greet him.
He turns to me.
Senior: I am leaving.
Skippy: Okay. [leans in for a kiss] Have a great day.
Senior: [he pushes me back] No. I am leaving. Leaving you. And the kids.
Skippy: Um. okay?
Senior: Goodbye Skippy.
Skippy: 'bye.
~
That was the absolute totality of that conversation. I was devastated. I had no idea he was planning this and no idea that he would be cruel enough to pick my birthday to do it. He did. I took the kids to daycare because I absolutely had to go to work that day. I had no choice.
I worked the whole day [I ended up actually working 13.5] and I stopped for one drink after work to "salute" myself. Do you know how empty a bar is on a Wednesday night at 10:30? It was pretty damn lonely.
I arrived home at 11:30 pm, put the kids to bed and started my new life the next day.
