I haven't fully advertised this on my blog, but figured I would share some quick truth with all of you. That way there are no preconceived notions about me. My blog is called 50's Housewife. You all know that. I created this blog several years back, before some hard times happened in my life.
I was married to the father of my children and love of my life for 13 years. We had many adventures together over that time. Apparently it was not enough for my husband though. Two years ago, after I had created this blog, he decided it was time for a change and left me. We talked about trying to work things out off and on for the first year, but it has not been the right thing for us. We do still get along and he is very active in the boys' lives, but we've discovered that we have more a brother/sister type relationship than a husband/wife relationship, so a mutual divorce is in our future.
All that being said, my boys still live with me full time, along with my two adult brothers now. I have decided to keep the name of my blog, because I still run my house the same way...crafting, coaching baseball, taking care of all the housework, cooking, and doing everything I can for my family. My soon to be ex-husband even still gets to enjoy my home cooking and goodies from time to time (he moved 2 hours away for work or it would be more often). I am a single mom to two teenage boys now and work two part time jobs, along with everything else. It has been a very hard transition in life, but I have become a much stronger woman and mother as a result.
There are a lot more painful details to the whole situation, of course, but I do not really feel like going into all of it. Just know that I am still the same homemaking woman I have always been and will continue to be so. Maybe someday I'll get to spoil another lucky guy and hopefully that one will appreciate who I am and everything that I do. Until then, I'm focused on my boys and healing myself. So, for those of you that have noticed or will notice, my posts are few and far between as a result of being busy doing everything on my own and learning how. We got married when I was 17 years old, so it's all I've known my entire adult life. I'm past most of the mourning process, but still have my moments. I am not perfect, so please don't expect me to be so. I'm still learning about life and family just like everyone else!! Every day is a new chance to learn!!!
***Prayers for the continued future would be greatly appreciated.
***I apologize for not sharing this information with you all sooner, but I was not ready to publicize such painful information yet. Losing the title of "Wife" has been really hard for me.
Honestly and truly,
Becky
