TRG stated: source post
i can tell you've had psychosis before..can you confirm of deny?
You can tell I have experienced some psychosis? Explain what observation brings you to this deduction.The story will do all the confirmation to whether I have or not, so you'll have to kindly wait.
In an attempt to mitigate too much interruption from the Story's flow I will answer all questions in this thread. It does not matter to me where anyone feels comfortable asking the questions, the answers will be here. And Ed you have the first of questions...
Why aren't there more replies to this thread? I think it's awesome that you're talking about this. It sucks that your wife cracked under pressure, but I bet it wasn't easy for her either, having to face the possibility of you dying and being left with the kids and stuff. It takes a certain special strength to cope with that, so it's hard to choose the right woman for it.
Also, why didn't you ask more details about what happened between your wife and your father? Seems like a bit of a big deal to just wave off. Whatever it was, your father's attitude seems rash and unfair. Did you and your dad have a bad relationship before all that happened?
Choosing the right woman; this theme will be repeated I'm sure. Essentially it turned into a huge "he said/she said" bunch of bullshit. The wife swore she heard my father's missus PROMISE to do something. The missus said it was a thought and nothing more, Things went south from there. My wife threatened my father that she would destroy the relationship he had with me, She says she didn't say anything like that... bull shit. Harsh things said that can never be taken back and a sack full of stubborn narcs who are never wrong. No winning that game.
My father and I were best friends. It was rough growing up under his rule... abusive at times, emotionally and physically; but he and I both changed a lot during my teenage and into my early adult years. I also think my joining the Marine Corps brought us closer together... it was something he wanted to do but was too afraid. I enjoyed being around him. I enjoyed his respect.
MissCommunication,
"Seems like you and your wife decided to have two sets of kids...what made you decide to have more so many years after the first two? Did your wife always drink or just after you left for Afghanistan? "
When I returned home from Iraq in 2005 she and I talked about having a little girl. I was 35 and didn't want anymore children past the age of thirty, and the love of a daughter sounded nice. So we did research, took body temperatures, tried all the "correct" positions to increase the odds of having a girl... evidently the male spermies are like sprints and have a better shot if you ejaculate deep where the female sperms are marathon runners and like it you're not cuming so deep; letting the males die off along the way. Its all a crock of shit. Thing 3 is awesome though. He is the most like me out of the four, We talked about a fourth but were not ready at that time. Shit happens. Ever see the Minions? That's my Thing 4.
The wife drank but not to excess, socially. I came home to falling down and passing out every night... hadn't ever seen her like that. And according to the older two boys, it was going on for a while when I was in Afghanistan. She had little to no connection with her family and had severed connections with mine. It was sad. It was a mess. I will not tell you if this Story ends happy or sad... but I can tell you it gets dark.