Two years ago, my husband and I made a rather impulsive decision that we now deeply regret. It all started when my husband got a promotion, and I, following my gut feeling, suggested we take out a mortgage. For years, even before the birth of our two children, the eldest of whom just turned 15, we had been renting an apartment. Then
My husband and I have a young child and have been married for 6 years. During this time, we’ve faced numerous challenges: financial struggles, trust issues in our marriage, unemployment, and mental health crises. But we managed to get through it all together and were happy until recently. My husband is an only child and his father, who lives out of town, decided to move in with us for five months. We live in my husband’s apartment. However, from the very first day, we couldn’t find common ground with him.
She has two grandkids — one from her son and one from her daughter. She dreams of taking them to the beach, but her unique approach to planning vacations leaves much to be desired. Not all family members are on board.
Besides, there’s the yard to take care of, animals to feed, water to fetch from the well, and the stove to light… When family visits, everything has to be brought up from the basement.
We prepared for our baby’s arrival with great care, buying everything we needed in advance. John helped me, even finishing the nursery just in time for our child’s birth. But then, everything fell apart.
When we got married, we started thinking about getting our own place. We knew we had to rely on ourselves. My parents couldn’t help us, and my husband grew up with his grandmother, so we didn’t want to move in with her. He barely kept in touch with his mom, only seeing her when she visited his grandma. He felt like he wasn’t needed
Their newborn daughter was colicky and had trouble sleeping, leaving both Sarah and John exhausted. John decided he needed a break and sent Sarah and baby Emma to her parents’ house.
She married right out of high school, deeply in love with her high school sweetheart. Their love was strong, but their marriage didn’t last long. After a few years, they went their separate ways.
Her husband, Mark, was the same age as her. She had been married before and had a daughter, while for him, it was his first marriage. When they first started dating, everything seemed perfect.
When you get married and have kids, you should take responsibility for them. A story about the first grandchild: My son was just finishing college when his girlfriend got pregnant.
I never realized how lazy my wife was until she took her maternity leave. Exhausted from carrying all the responsibilities, I decided to send her back to work. Now, I’m left to raise our son alone, and things are far from easy.
But as time went on, life became too monotonous and devoid of meaning. Sarah realized she wanted more – to grow, to learn new things.
