The rumors can stand. Guess whatever you want, imagine whatever you can. I can't possibly address everything so I'll just continue with what I need to get out here.
If you were feeling sorry for me, don't. I've been running around with my emotions fully out of control for almost two years at this point.
Don't feel sorry for me for being put on a private plane and sent to a lovely private center staffed with some of the best doctors in the world, a five-star menu and thousand thread count sheets. I never claimed not to have friends in high places and I never said they didn't enjoy using their ungodly wealth to help me, though I have paid the price for it already.
That's a long story for some quiet day when I feel like making you fall off your chair.
In any case, the fact that I was there and Jacob and the kids were here means that one large part of the changes to take place starts tomorrow. Family therapy.
To help my family deal with me.
Under a whole new diagnosis. One that fits like a glove. The others never seemed to. I was told it takes a long time to get to this point.
So that Jacob can withstand me. So that he and Ruth and Henry won't be damaged by this. As if.
I didn't help myself and I didn't get enough help and I realized late last week that oh, I needed way more help because I love Jacob and I don't want to fuck this up. He's not the kind of man to put up with someone who won't help themselves and yet he understands that this was serious and unchecked and I couldn't get where I needed to be and he's done more than admit to exploiting me too (sexually, no less. Jacob.) and he's got some issues to deal with and he needs as many tools as I do, to learn to live with Bridget.
Because the best advice out there if you're married to someone like me?
Is to run.
Far far away from them, and don't look back.
That makes me want to bury myself in a hole forever. A destroyer of souls has no place with an angel like Jacob.
But Jacob shook his head. And he choked right up and told me he's my unconditional man and that he will love me forever. Even after everything I have put him through or may put him through in the future.
It's like my hearing but emotional. I have to work so hard and I miss things anyway.
I signed over control of all of my money. All of it this time. I put all the power in Jacob's lap again and he's in control now and I'm so much happier. And there's more changes to speak of but today is only one day.
When I'm done rambling you'll be the first to know but every time I feel it start I remember his voice whispering to me.
Unconditional, Bridget.
It's my new favorite word.
We'll be okay. The road just got longer, the broken glass is spread over it seemingly endlessly. The work will be difficult. We'll do it. And here's the point in the choose your own adventure novel where you can decide if you want to come with us or stop reading and find someone less difficult to enjoy.
Because, oh boy. We all knew I was pretty messed up but who the hell knew it was this fucking spectacularly bad?
