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Category Archives: passive aggressive husband
I want it to be Friday
Five times that I’ve gone to equine therapy, and now each week seems to stretch out a little longer between sessions. Getting in touch with feeling splashes of sanity and happiness have also seemed to intensify feeling the impact of … Continue reading
Posted in equine therapy, passive aggressive abuse, passive aggressive husband
Tagged afraid, angry, pain
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I don’t want to be passive aggressive
Right as I was finishing the previous post, I got up to talk with him before he left to drive to town on errands. I had a short grocery list, and checked to make sure he remembered his wallet. We … Continue reading
Posted in passive aggressive abuse, passive aggressive husband
Tagged faithless, good intentions, grace, mercy, risk, survive
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No reason to stay
His passivity about his abusive behaviors, and his self-pity are driving me crazy. Really. Like I want to shout to the world just everything. Every gritty, ugly, and humiliating detail. Let the chips fall and the cookies crumble. And I … Continue reading
Posted in passive aggressive abuse, passive aggressive husband
Tagged change, crazy, selling, solution, sorry, unbearable
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Just one of those days
This is one of those days that started with a long and draining conversation aka an argument. As it was progressing, I wanted to hit myself on the head, and try to knock some sense into my frazzled mind. I … Continue reading
When he doesn’t want to do something
If I ask my passive aggressive husband for help or to do something for me, he’ll usually do it, but often at a hidden price or sometimes behavior that is probably meant to teach me not to ask. I often … Continue reading
The loneliness remains
I’m still praying and processing so much from our firstborn’s recent visit. One of the loneliest things is to feel strong sadness, confusion or grief, because I tend to feel it alone. I know that even in a healthy relationship, … Continue reading
A witness to myself
A reader asked why I speak my truth to my passive aggressive husband. Why bother? To answer the question regarding why I speak my truth to him, it’s because I reply or respond in truth to his words or behaviors, … Continue reading
An unnatural thing
One of our readers, DaMama7, wrote a response to Sleepless that really touched my heart in so many ways. “How do I tolerate his small efforts? How do I let him touch me without cringing inside? How do I open … Continue reading
Posted in abusive husband, abusive marriage, Christian family, Christian marriage, covert abuse, divorce, emotional abuse, faith, healthy life, passive aggressive, passive aggressive abuse, passive aggressive husband
Tagged advice, counsel, direction, goals, independence, passive aggressive, self care, unnatural
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Sleepless
I remember as a newlywed that we had a clock that used to flip over numbers as the minutes went by. I laid awake so many nights watching those numbers flip, full of tears, anger, confusion, and pain. Last night … Continue reading
If I took those words away
Sayin’ I love you Is not the words I want to hear from you It’s not that I want you Not to say it, but if you only knew How easy it would be to show me how you feel … Continue reading
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