Genejoke wrote:I feel for you there, Genejoke. It was tough for us to adjust to living on half the salary after my mom moved out. Not to mention having to take out a mortgage for her half of the house, now worth more than the whole house was when my parents bought it.
I'm hyper sensitive in all senses and emotions, which is hellish. Too much sensory information is often ovewhelming.
Living alone for the first time in eleven years, it's hard. First few nights were pure hell. Fortunatley I'm getting into the swing of things, got some good friends being as supportive as they can. Money is tight as all our finances were tied so left her with most of the money. i have enough to scrp by on for the month, just. It'll get better soon.
It ended up being the best thing for our family, though. The period in my early teen years when my parents were together and not getting along was probably the worst part of my life. (Although to be fair, some of that can be blamed on other connected family issues and just plain adolescence.) My relationship with both of my parents is better now. Dealing with the awkwardness of trying not to bring up the topic of one parent in front of the other is a lot nicer than a constant atmosphere of unhappiness.
