My life is falling apart

Living57
Community Member

No matter where I turn, or what I do, I fail.

My whole life has been like that, and it's not getting any better and I am beginning to doubt it ever will.

My first marriage failed. The only good thing my four children. I have no contact with my sons, I am an embarrassment to them. I cannot change their attitude no matter what I say or do. I phone, they refuse to answer, email and even the old fashioned post, letters come back unopened. Its killing me slowly. My relationship with my eldest daughter is strained as I do not get on with her second husband, I have tried, but my tongue but then I called him out on his attitude to one on my grandchildren, his step son, well it went downhill from there, she calls it when hes not around. My youngest daughter tries, she has two young boys, both are special needs. My ex husband I wont discuss, we grew apart and I left him.

my second husband died in 2015, suddenly and unexpected. He left me with debts i had to sell the house to pay off, i had no idea.

lately I have secured a rental property, ready to move this week end. Ha ha!!! It should have been exciting, but I cannot get my furniture from storage as I cannot pay them. If I get it delivered I can sell the shipping container and such a lot of the contents, this will cover most of the money owed, but they wont sgree and have said they will sell my things. I told them my husband and parents ashes are in there as well as sentimental items, photos and all my documents which could allow someone to steal my identity, but they still wont agree. Another fail, by me.

Everything from my childhood on, I was abused by two people, one a friend of my parents he is dead, I only hope he is rotting in hell. The other a family member who was a policeman in Vic and while denying it said the police won't do anything if I report as he was one of them, protect their own. So another fail on my part, I have to live with it.

I have no contact with my siblings, my parents died while living with me, they were 87 and 89 and i didnt do enough. Fail.

My late husbands children blame me for his death even it was a heart attack. Fail.

I tried suicide 3 times. Fail.

Car broken down, cant fix it. Fail

Was assaulted, a police matter, my fault for going out to see why dog was barking. Fail.

And I question my mental health and if it's all worth it. I take my meds religiously but wonder why.

Cant get a loan, so an empty house for me. Fail.

bloody failure, at life to my kids, to my siblings and to me.

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quirkywords
Community Champion
Community Champion

Welcome living57 to the forum.

I can see how downtrodden you feel and how frustrated and sad you are that many parts of your life are not working for you.

I do not like the word fail at all and would look at things in a different way.

I understand you have had a lot of trauma in your life especially as a child and that is not your fault at all

.I am sorry you had to endure that and wonder if you have ever had counselling.

The fact your siblings blame you for your parents deaths even though you looked after them seems incredible. I see it that you are very caring and compassionate person who looked after and care for your elderly parents.

Some people react strangely to grief and see things in different ways. So your late husbands children and your siblings decide with no reason to blame you, because that's how they cope.

Many people cannot fix their cars.

It was not your fault you were assaulted .You just wanted to see why your dog was barking.

Just from your words I can see you are compassionate, hardworking woman who has brought up 4 children to be responsible young adults, you were a caring daughter, and you have had bad luck having to pay your second husbands debt and that is affecting your life.

You have not had an easy life , I wonder how would you like to be living in say 2 years time.

I am not sure I helped but I wanted to know I see you as a strong woman and a very determined woman .

Please fell free to keep posting as I care about you.

Quirky

Hi Quirky,

Thank you, your words were so thoughtful.

Today has been another struggle. 20 emails for help, 6 replies, no help. Where to next, who knows.

But I know one thing, i cannot give up, and that is the fight ahead of me.

living57,

I have seen your new post. I will reply later.

i am sorry you have reached out and not receive help.

Quirky