"Guilt Free Weekend"

[maverick_weirdo]

Those of you who read this are probably already aware that when my wife moved out this past May, I refused to help her move. Letting her go, when I wanted her to stay, is tough enough without helping her walk out. I did not help her pack; I did not carry boxes; I did not move furniture.

She got about half her belongings over there, and said she would pick up the rest when she got a chance. It is nearly four months later and less than one car load of her belongings has been moved over there in the intervening months.

In Massachusetts there is a tradition called The Tax Free Weekend. In mid August, to boost the economy, sales tax on consumer goods is repealed temporarily.

I decided to declare Laborday Weekend this year a The Guilt Free Weekend, meaning that for this weekend, and this weekend only, I will help her move her stuff out of my apartment. I'm doing this as much to get it out of my way, as to help her.

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[pheonyxrose.livejournal.com]

Well I do appreciate you helping me move, you didn't mention that my apartment when I moved was 1/4 the size of yours, and you had a 3 bedroom all to yourself. :-) You know you are a great guy Mav, and I love you dearly. It just wasn't working out between us because you only worked on the things that you wanted to work on, not things that were important to both of us. Plus, you had a wife with a disability, which you knew when marrying me. I have been struggling with flares of that disability since I moved out, and living on my own, which is the reason I couldn't climb 2 flights of stairs to get my stuff. They are only seeing your side. Stop trying to make it seem as if you are a Hero. I'll butt out now, but I do love you. Just the 2 of us didn't work out. Besides, I gave you over a years notice to work on some things before I would move, and you still haven't done them. So now it's 18 months. Don't have the pot calling the kettle black.