Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Weekend Wack

This was a particularly hard weekend. Thursday I got a call from the lady that I nanny for. She had run into Josh at the bookstore and she wanted to tell me what he said. She did ask him what happened with us and he answered her without hesitancy. First he told her that he still loved me. You know, maybe he does love me, but when you love someone the way you're supposed to love your spouse you don't divorce them. I'll admit that this really upset me since he followed this comment with this: " It's the most selfish thing I've ever done, but I had to. Emily never took accountability for anything. I also think that she may be bipolar or have a personality disorder". It isn't a perfect quote but it's pretty darn close. How do you say such things about someone (especially when they are not true) and say that you love them in the same phrase?! He just flat out said this to the lady I work for. It makes me wonder what else is being said about me. Has he not hurt me enough that he has to say these things as well? Maybe he really does think he still loves me, but it must be a pretty twisted type of love. I mean I could believe that there is a tiny part of him that will always love me because of what we shared, but please, quit telling people how you love me and how hard it has been on you. Sure, he's hurting too, but the difference is he's the one that wanted this. On a different note... It was a hard weekend again since it was my sister's wedding. I felt so guilty since I had jealous, sad feelings running through me. Yes, I am SO happy for her, but I couldn't help feeling bad for myself. It was so hard to sit in the sealing room with her and hear she and Matt make their covenants... the same covenants that Josh and I made just over a year ago that he has broken. Then their (Morgan and Matt's) mission president said the most beautiful words about marriage and the covenants that were made at their luncheon. He put everything so clearly and I wish that Josh could have heard them all before he decided to give me the divorce papers. Now that I've vented, I can release all this pent up pain from this weekend. May the Lord grant me peace and patience and the ability to forgive.

6 comments:

  1. I had no idea until today. I am so sorry Emily,
    marriage is so so hard. Its amazing people even stay together still. I love you, I hope I see you soon. My sister is having a baby this month, so I will be up in Utah county.

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  2. I'm so sorry Emily. You are one of the sweetest people I know and definitely did not deserve that.

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  4. Wow, that's all I have to say. How he may distort what really happened is amazing!

    I don't know the intimate details of your marriage but I do know this, you want to be with someone who loves and accepts you fully. Don't worry, the Lord will provide. I believe this whole heartedly. Take heart, and know you're loved :)

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  5. Even if you love someone the way you are suppose to love someone if they are miserable to live with and serving them isn't helping them to change and be better and more pleasant what are you to do? It sounds like you, Emily, weren't too happy either in the relationship. It's hard to be completely happy if the other person is not. It sounds like he reverted to divorce because he was unhappy in the relationship, not because he didn't love you. And yes, that was a selfish thing on his part. But sometimes its better to crack now than 10 years down the road with 2-3 children.
    I'm sorry your hurting, but please stop deleting my comments.
    Is your dad bi-polar? I was just guessing when I wrote that in my other comment.

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  6. Funny that I've never even heard of this Amber girl that's asking such intimate and completely inappropriate questions about our family. And you can delete all the comments you want honey, it's YOUR blog. Sheesh.

    Here's what I'm going to say about you and Josh. You just have different views on marriage. Period.

    Here's my view on marriage: It's freaking hard! Lol! You and me are the same Emmie - we're in there for the long haul. We fight and we bleed and we cry together. But that means we love and we laugh and we have endless joy together too! ;) It's how we were raised; it's what we know and believe. And really...do we know anyone more in love than Mom and Dad? Not a chance.

    You're my favorite. Loves and infinite hugs!

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