Mistake

10/25/2010

4 years we were the happiest people on Earth. Nothing came between us at all. Never an argument. Because we knew how to diffuse them and we talked through everything. When we met, you were upset you never got to spend time with your children for having to work so much to support them. I was happy when you were able to cut your hours with both our incomes and see your children, and secretly was even happier when you lost your job, because I knew I could support us and you'd spend all the time in the world with them.

My mistake was not realizing how much work meant to you, and talked you out of it every time you wanted to go back to work. In my head, I wanted you to spend every moment you could with them and watch them grow up. My mistake was not noticing how depressed you were becoming.

And you left. And we've both said it was a mistake for this to happen. And all the talking and all the working we've done the last 4 years, this is something for some reason we can't fix because you refuse to work on us until you get a job.

I'm so sorry for never realizing it. Please forgive this mistake and see what it can be.