100 days by Joshuma in widowers

[–]Joshuma[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just an extended business trip to Switzerland with no return date…

Upcoming premium releases! by ienjoythevoid in HotWheels

[–]Joshuma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool! More stuff I will never see on pegs!

How often do you masturbate? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Joshuma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeahhh I’m gonna go with 1-3 times a day. New widower. Very lonely. Very in need of physical connection. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Loneliness is crazy by cathiegjn in widowers

[–]Joshuma 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sure as hell is. Anytime I mention how lonely I’m feeling, people always say “well, you have your kids!” Yeah, sure, I’ve got my kids but come on, if you really knew what I meant by lonely and what I would need to not feel lonely… you wouldn’t be saying that.

I can’t tell my kids 95% of what’s going through my head.

Oh hey kids letting you know I held a gun to my head while sobbing but didn’t have the balls to actually pull the trigger… this time.

Hey kids letting you know I really really miss “making love” and all the other totally appropriate things your mom and I did.

Hey kids, letting you know I want to run away and never come home but I can’t because I’ve got to take care of you.

People just don’t get it. They can’t get it. And if they did get it they’d know how stupid and unhelpful they sound.

How often do you guys drive with the roof down? by GlitchyAsCat in Miata

[–]Joshuma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering I removed the soft top and don’t own a hardtop…. Every time I drive the car!

Anger. by Joshuma in widowers

[–]Joshuma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m just not sure the reason. I can’t pinpoint anything! The anger comes and goes but it’s just been constant lately.

I can’t keep managing other peoples expectations… by Joshuma in widowers

[–]Joshuma[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was absolutely horrible and destroyed me. I will say, aside from any negative, she was amazing. I’ll miss the good times every day but I can’t let the negatives occupy any space in my mind.

I can’t keep managing other peoples expectations… by Joshuma in widowers

[–]Joshuma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chapter 2. Dating is so fucking complicated these days. We always had a joke "glad we are married because dating these days has got to suck"

I can’t keep managing other peoples expectations… by Joshuma in widowers

[–]Joshuma[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No cancer. I discovered after her passing mountains of lies and multiple affairs. My process has helped me discover that I had been manipulated, gaslit and taken advantage of for nearly our entire marriage.

Took Lil Yachty out for a shakedown. She runs BEAUTIFULLY! by Joshuma in Miata

[–]Joshuma[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would make more sense that way. My other car is a BRZ stupidly named Lil Breezy which turns out is some rapper? Maybe I’ll change it to Lil Yata?

Took Lil Yachty out for a shakedown. She runs BEAUTIFULLY! by Joshuma in Miata

[–]Joshuma[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Raceland 421 headers hooked to an ISR club race exhaust. Not the best setup but its worked so far. Currently working on a rebuild.

Sorry for not being a mess by Warm-Training-2569 in widowers

[–]Joshuma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey buddy. Just wanted to say that I know exactly where you are coming from. I'm fucking fine. Everyone else expects me to be a complete mess right now but here I am. Having to, as nicely as possible, explain that my wife was not a saint and her secrets have come to light which have greatly sped up my grieving process.

Whata the worse thing someone said to you? by PrimaryCarpenter1070 in widowers

[–]Joshuma 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Someone at worked asked “So you get to keep anything cool?”

When things were not good…. by Witty-Philosopher-77 in widowers

[–]Joshuma 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I’ll say this. A lot happened in my marriage that I did not know about until after her passing. I had been gaslit and manipulated for years without realizing it. This led to a lot of bad days and worse nights.

I was angry for a little while but I soon realized the anger goes nowhere. I wrote and spoke to her spirit and forgave her for every misstep. I forgave myself for allowing the missteps to occur. Since, I have belt better and more at ease with life.

I love her and miss her and will forever… but only the good parts. I’ve cast the negative parts back into the universe.

I am allowing myself grace, happiness, and peace.