I've heard that it takes about twelve weeks before this starts to feel normal. I'm not quite there so I can't vouch for the resolution that is said to bloom after three months of struggling to find a balance. What I do know is that it hasn't come soon, in fact I have done a fair share of backsliding, which leads me to believe that I am progressing, though I can't determine if I've moved from denial to anger or depression in the grief process. There are no moments that I can recall bargaining for anything so I'm led to think that this is anger. I feel like I don't know him in pictures, that we might as well be filler models used to show how perfectly other couples' smiles might fit within the frames.
I really wouldn't write any of this if I wasn't supposed to write something daily. As it turns out, March is full of cynicism and will accurately be remembered as such. One of my friends recently explained to me that she would like to run away from her life. I asked her to share her destination because I would happily pack my bags to join her. I need a manual (written by a human being) on how to do this. I feel like I'm failing us by not being strong enough, yet I don't know how to be anything other than this.
Tune in for April, maybe I'll edge toward acceptance next month.
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He was supposed to come home today from training in another state but he isn't going to be able to. When I got the news I cried. I've been robbed of a few more hours with him... again. I've got so much scar tissue built up from these little disappointments that I don't bounce back as easily as I used to. I honestly don't think there will ever be 'a time for us' but the countdown to deployment continues anyway.
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