TORN: A Short Story

[Jokers Wild]

A short story to help no one but myself to try and underatand lifes twists n turns and if you know of some one in a similar boat, help them before more families are torn apart.

Looking back over many years it is only now clear what has been happening in front of my eyes but never noticed.

I have always earnt very good money and never understood why i was not further ahead, then going back a few years i was rudley awakened by people ringing and wanting payment for thier services products, money i had paid or thought to have paid.

After some drawn out searchig my wife claimed that she did not pay these bills and had paid other bills with the money, now not knowing or being able to really verify past happenings, my response was light, and ok here's the money and sorry for any mixup.

12 months ago the same thing again but for more money for masses of unpaid bills, and once again, with no real attempt to go back and dig into things i got the same similar response from my wife, and once again i paid all of the moneys ( in the 10's of thousands ).

Then 6 months ago i had the walls crashing for the same thing again, now third time around i cracked a bit of the wobbly's, got to the bottom of the mess and it came out ( so it was put to me ) that round 2 she did not tell me all of the outstandings, she claimed she was to scared to.

So here in round 3 ( now again closer to 20K this time ) i got all marbles on the table, balanced all books, had the tears from the wife and all of the promises to go with it.

I then each week like religion not only paid all of the money back but personally monitered the budget and assigned money for each bill and included all other aspects into this.

In that i had repaid all bills again, had everything squared away, and finally getting back onto our feet, then the phone rings today and the voice said to me " Where is our Money"

Same ol same ol, when i questioned my wife on where the money has gone this time she claims to have only paid the bills ( that i had budgeted for ) and tells me she spent some extra money on shopping ( claimed to be around $150 extra a week ).

Now even with this there is around min $500 + a week gone missing (totals thousands again) but she can in no way tell me where it's gone but just gone, so once again i am in the spot of fixing all of this up again.

Yes i am leaving my wife this time as i can not justify being lied to in a relationship, nor can i continue to fork out big $ each time.

Some of you my say your a fool, and yes i may be but on the line was over 20 years of marriage, 2 children my whole life and you allow for mess up's along the way.

This all now gone with that one phone call this afternoon, so if you know of anyone in this boat please tell them to consider the outcome, my children are devestated, i am torn inside and cut deep and am now truelly sad and feel totally lost.

Being a surviver i will come through this, and call me old school i will pay this round of debts out again, i will continue to pay for my familys home 100%, i will pay for thier car , i will still pay all hosehold bills they incure as i will not have some one say i left them high n dry, just now i will do all of that from another location.

I will not also say a bad word in my wifes name nor do i expect any one else to, she has her issues to sort and her life to continue along with facing the reality of her actions.

So if you know of this and can help one family stay together at least give it shot, before their family is also TORN.

JW

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