Originally Posted by PurpleFoot721

Gerry,

I do still have every intention of getting away for a short time. I am not entirely sure when that will be. I am not able to drive anymore, so I would be relying on my dad to give me a ride. My parents have been staying with my sister lately to help her out. Dad still runs his business down this way and my parents used to stay at one of his rental properties during the week. With my mom now retired, she moved up north for a short while, but realized that my sister needed more help than just my niece was able to provide.

I will talk with my parents when I see them tomorrow for Easter dinner, and let them know that I would very much like to head up with them next time they plan on going up for a weekend, or even a little longer. They both know I am having problems at home, and struggling with depression again. It was originally my mom who made the suggestion to step away for a while and visit with them at their place for a weekend. I just was not ready last time she asked.

Right now, my husband and I seem to be getting along fairly well. I am hoping that I can use this time to be able to talk with him without him loosing control and verbally attacking me. I tried the other night only to have the manipulation and verbal abuse start again. Now that it is calm again, I don't know what to do, but know we need to talk about our problems again. Hopefully with better success. Even if we are able to talk rationally, I still think that a short time apart is still a good thing to do for both of us and plan on getting away next chance I can.