Originally Posted by
sketscher 
As I just don't think he gets what sacrifice I make in self respect when I spend time with him and his ex-wife calls and I sit quietly so she'll not know of my existence in his life.
It doesn't matter if HE gets it - it matters if
I get it. Why would I expect someone else to care about what I am sacrificing, when I think so little of myself.
I was the QUEEN of martyrs. I like what my therapist told me early on: no one appreciates a martyr while they're alive. Screw that! LOL
Today is a new day to start again, sketscher. Learning to love myself enough to know I deserved better has been a great gift.