Well, one of the major topics of our sessions has been the fact that my husband doesn't do things on his own. He expects me to take care of everything and he does irresponsible things like sleep on the couch all day when he is supposed to be taking care of our daughters (age two and five) and he has recently been drinking too much. I've talked to him about these things, and he promises to change, but then continues to do the same old stuff. T asked if DH would come with me to a session, and I said he would if I asked him to, and T said he thinks it would be a good idea. T said that if DH is unwilling to change, I need to be open to considering living as a single parent in order for me to be happy in the long run. I must have conveyed a message to T that I can't live like this forever. My marriage is not problem free by any means, but I have never considered divorce as a solution, and was shocked to hear T say that I may have to. (He did say it very bluntly, it wasn't a read between the lines thing.)

Thank you to sunrise for calling me on my awfulizing ~ I do that all the time.

I work all day every day, and was overwhelmed at the thought of leaving my daughters for an additional hour each evening so I could have alone time. T and I compromised by planning an alone time session on Saturday. I pretty much never have any time to myself, I am constantly working, taking care of the kids, or working on household stuff pretty much all day every day. T said that having alone time to unwind and do something I enjoy is important to my mental health. I was so disappointed when I came home and told DH that and he told me that he wanted me to spend more time with him.

Thank you for listening....