Thank you for all of your replies...
Weapon - I know it isn't "depression" per say... don't need medication, perhaps I'll look up my old shrink though. I always did have a better outlook on things after a chat. It just seems like all of this turmoil is starting to wear me down.
I went to a little field trip w/my kindergartener and her class. She was SO HAPPY to see me. She kept telling all of her classmates, "This is MY mommy!" She was so proud of me....made me feel almost ten feet tall..for a short time. Then I looked around the school and saw a lot of teachers and staff, they all stopped and chatted w/me if only for a moment to see "how I was doing" (the divorce and all). I saw a lot of older children who were in my older kids' classes that waved and smiled at me, "HI MRS YADDAYADDA!" I always volunteered when I could to go on field trips and read stories, help w/ arts and crafts, etc. They were so glad to see me. It made me feel so loved....a stark comparison to the way that MANY (not all) of the adults now treat me. My ex did a pretty good job of speaking in a most unflattering fashion about me and many of these people judged me anyway....whatever. You would think that all of this would have made my day.
It didn't. It did the total opposite. It made me feel like it was surreal, that that life no longer belonged to me, that though I was miserable personally, at least I brought some happiness and made a tiny bit of a difference in the lives of the kids who I helped with their coloring or read stories to, whatever.
I didn't have my girls yesterday and worked till 1AM, got home at 2AM and was beyond tired today. One of the other mothers (sweet woman) asked me why I came if I was so tired. It was such an insignificant little trip (just around the corner to a local pizzeria).....I said because my littlest was sooooo looking forward to me coming to HER class FOR HER. That made it important.
But does it really matter? I mean, if I could've just bowed my head and stayed within the marriage and was content to be treated like crap, but be "taken care of" wouldn't it have been better for them? I could've been at school more often, gone to all of the assemblies, etc...helped w/parties, had more money, wouldn't have to always say, "I am sorry, but mommy can't afford that"- YES, we have food....it isn't that bad, I just can't give them all of the extra BS that their father does.
He still tells me that I should just give him the kids and I can walk away..... take care of myself. He has all the money (I doubt if I will be able to afford to prove otherwise.) and can pay a nanny or someone like that to care for them when he is not around...and they wouldn't have to deal with me. I feel like if my love was not enough to please their father then how could it EVER be enough for them?
Mommakin - I hear you. I honestly do. Thank you for your reply. I know that running away will not help..... but what will?
WHAT WILL?
I just want the hurt to stop. I don't want to feel pain anymore. I don't want to cause pain either. It seems that I always hurt those that I love most..... I lost a dear friend recently (gf) because I couldn't support her when she was going through a tough time....I was too busy contemplating suicide. But that didn't seem like enough of a reason for her to forgive me.... I let her down, pure and simple. It seems it will only be a matter of time before I let everyone else around me down to.