My mother in law and husband have been calling me everyday. They say they are worried about me. That's interesting since he couldn't seem to torture me enough when he was here with me. Now they are concerned. I have to say that his parents are good people and are not to blame in any way for his actions. He is now living with them an hour away from me. He also told me he has a job down there now. That makes me feel better because he will be occupied. As for me and the kids.....we are doing ok. I have a lot to get done and have been applying for work online. I am actually thinking of working the graveyard shift at a McDonalds. That way I can be home when I am needed.

My daughter has 9 hamsters, we adore them! I always had them as a child and now she does as well. We have two bunnies, two cats, a hairless rat and a 215 pound dog. We love animals! that is who we are. My daughter ask me what the animals do all day when she is at school and I tell her wonderful stories of the adventures they have. That is a fun part of our day after she comes home. I have been dreaming of turning these stories in to a set of children's books.

A couple of nights ago while lying in bed some stories just started to flood my mind, I could hear the words coming to me in rhyming form. I think it may be a sign to get started!

When I was little and growing up with my alcoholic father I had a pet hamster and would have several over the years. They were the one good thing in my life, my comfort and sanctuary away from the madness that was taking place in the other room. I found a picture of me as a little girl holding my hamster and smiling, I have a million pictures like that of my daughter. I showed her and she smiled. I guess for me animals have been angels in my life, I have always felt better the minute I was near them. I recently took my bunny Matilda who is a beautiful white fluffy Jersey Wooly I rescued from abuse to see my mother in the nursing home. Even the residents who were sitting in their wheelchairs with their heads down and no smile looked up when they saw Matilda. Suddenly they were smiling ear to ear!!! There is a goodness in animals that is divine to me, angelic....

My husband was jealous of my pets and tried to take my time with them away. I remember when I had my bunny Rex on the bed and was petting him and playing with him my husband walked in the room with disgust on his face. My Rex was old and his health was failing, I lost him shortly after. I was glad I didn't listen and had that time with Rex because now I won't see him until the end........

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Originally Posted by Plumprincess

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My husband was jealous of my pets and tried to take my time with them away. I remember when I had my bunny Rex on the bed and was petting him and playing with him my husband walked in the room with disgust on his face. My Rex was old and his health was failing, I lost him shortly after. I was glad I didn't listen and had that time with Rex because now I won't see him until the end........

I think it says a lot about a person if they are jealous of pets. I had an ex (a selfish, self-centered alcoholic) who wanted me to say that I loved her more than I loved my elderly cats. She was hugely offended that I would not - they had been with me for over a decade! The kind of love you have for a cat is not the same as a love for a partner...it's not a competition. My current boyfriend has a dog he dearly loves and when he first met my dog, who is very frightened of men, he spent a half hour sitting on the floor waiting for her to feel brave enough to come and say hello. That is when I knew for sure he was the right one for me! A partner who is jealous of your love for pets will be jealous of your children too. It sounds like being an hour away is good for everyone involved.