Sunday, November 18, 2007

Avoidance Behavior

What I want most to do this morning is not talk - not let anything out for fear it will be a scream and rant of epic proportions. But then there's NaBlo. I'm not very good about talking without saying what's on my mind. I'm not very good at blogging without spewing if things are brewing with my ex (=Mr. Tapioca Head for any new readers.) And they are. Looks like we'll be in court for this custody battle sometime around the beginning of the year. (Such a great way to start out a year, eh?) The papers saying he is the better parent would be laughable if it weren't for the fact that these are my kids on the line.

My brain is so full of anger that I'm not going to post any more today. I'm going to go get some thread and quilt. I'm going to dig up my favorite book (Rimrunners by CJ Cherryh) and get lost in a (hot) ex-space marine's troubles. I'm going to get sucked into football and probably cheer too loudly. I'm going to run (but not the ten sets because Bet is sick) and I'm going to lift. Through all of it I'm going to pray and throw spells and say affirmations and all that cheesy stuff that has comforted folks and worked magic through the centuries. I'm going to be grateful that my children are healthy and beautiful beings and remind myself that as awful as this crap seems, there are so many moms who deal with worse situations on fewer resources. I hope somewhere in all that avoidance and gratitude I recover the parts of me I like best because the part of me that could easily spend the next two hours typing about what a lying, dickweed my ex is? Not so much my best side.
Peace.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Just a few reminders here -

1) your worst parts are SO MUCH BETTER than so many other's best parts - especially Mr. Tapioca head (and his best parts are limited to the kids in discussion here!)

2)While in your Zen mode if your mind starts to go to negative areas, remember all the people who love you who would be dogging him too and then just remember how much we do love you!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Ahh, sometimes it's just nice to have a rant and get it off your chest :)

I'm here because you've been randomly tagged in the NaBloPoMo Meme, if you head over to my blog at http://fern.wordpress.com/ you can see it and find the rules :)

Anonymous said...

I don't know Mr. Tapioca Head, but I would gladly say mean things about him if you think that would help...

April said...

*hug* custody battles = no fun. i was the kid in one once upon a time. will be waving my magic wand for you.