A community of peers created by the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation
I used to love Fridays. Fridays after work were the beginning of OUR time. No work, no kids or grandkids, no nothing...except him and I. From Friday after work till Monday before work we were inseparable. We did everything together. Towards the end it was just me and him as we had basically stopped having a social life because of financial issues but we were A-OK with that because we were best friends and laughed and talked ALL the time. He died on a Friday...10 weeks ago this morning at 11:30AM. I hate Fridays. Every Friday is a reminder of that day. Even when he was in the hospital, Fridays meant that I could spend all evenings and weekends there with him and not leave his side. That was great! It didn't matter that we were in the hospital because he was ALIVE and we were together doing our thing. Now...Fridays are the beginning of my long lonely and sad weekends. I can only stay so busy. Most times I sit here in the recliner just missing him. I guess people count by months. My month date is the 11th. I've had two 11ths. I've had 10 Fridays. It seems like just yesterday but in the same breath so much has happened since that day and it seems like a lifetime ago. I hate this crazy world I live in. That is all;/
Comment

Comment by bj628(Bonnie) on July 21, 2012 at 9:01pm I don't like weekends much either.. Like you when he got home on Friday we spent the entire weekend togetther. Oh sometimes he was out on the tractor, but I would walk out with a bottle of cold water for him. The little things we did together. ((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))
Comment by whatnow-T on July 21, 2012 at 8:07pm It is amazing to see what everyone is writting. I lost Ernie at 1:43 on a Monday. I knew something was wrong that day, you know how you get a gut feeling. I had went to lay down after helping my daughter move her room around and felt sad. I got the call an hour later. It's been 55 days and he was 55 years old. I cant imagine life with out him nor do I want to. He was my everything and I miss him more and more each day, people tell me I am strong, I sure the heck don't feel it when I cry myself to sleep. What other choice do you have but to get up everyday and do what needs to be done. I open the closet and look at his clothes and close it, I can't go there yet.
Comment by Joyce on July 21, 2012 at 7:33pm Oh honeyspuddin, I know what you mean, I hate fridays and weekends, we too always did things together. My month date is the 11th also, I'm at 9 months, things are not too much better yet. Sending hugs to all of us here!
Comment by Suzanne on July 21, 2012 at 1:54pm Hi Puddin, my Dennis died on a Friday as well...Feb 27, 2009 at 5:45 am. Like you, I counted EVERY friday for the longest time. My wake up time for work coincided with the time he passed. So every morning at 5:45am I awoke to realize he was gone again. It almost felt like something out the the movie "Ground Hog Day". Weekends sucked for me for a very long time as well. I would literally sit and just stare for hours during those days. I'm at almost 41 months and I can tell you that it will get better. Gradually, open yourself up to new ideas and you'll find yourself enjoying new experiences that will hopefully fill the lonely void during the weekends. Hugs to you.

Comment by suebru (Sue) on July 21, 2012 at 10:06am I echo Leeanne's remark below....your thoughts echo mine as well. So glad to have found this site....to find others who are going through such similar situations. Honeyspudin, you ARE brave and those spiders better watch out! Hugs to all, Sue :-)
A friend came over and we laughed and cried and talked till midnight. Then it was Saturday. My 10th weekend w/out him. I've got a super filled day...if I want it to be. I could also just sit here and do nothing. There's no rhyme or reason to my spurts of motivation (I use that word very loosely here). Thank you Ali. Sunflower I can't imagine being a 1 1/2 yrs. out. I don't want to imagine. srm541 I'm still thick in my past memories with him, can't see past those. Leeanne you can put anything into words here. That's why I feel at home here. oh my gosh I just got up to get some more coffee and had to kill the biggest freakin spider!!!!! Yesterday I had to kill a big roach! Honey where are you??!!!! I hate bugs so much, the sight of them makes me scream and cry much less having to be the bug killer now. ugh;/ My granddaughter asked me yesterday if I was scared killing the roach and I told her yes. She told me I was being very brave. That made me cry. I feel a lot of things but brave is absolutely not one one them. Great...now the tear fountain is overflowing. Happy Saturday morning to me;/

Comment by Leeanne on July 21, 2012 at 3:14am
Comment by srm541 on July 21, 2012 at 1:01am Hi Honeyspudding, They are so wise, I hate Fridays too, always had a date night with our best friends, that moved twice with us. Oh how I miss those days. I have created some new memories and friends now, and you will to, when you are ready. Know that we are here for each other.
Comment by Sunflower37 on July 20, 2012 at 11:11pm Hi Honeyspudding, I so understand...the weekend was our time as well...it was always just us. Fridays were sooo hard for me especially after I returned to work. Everyone returning to their husbands, families and I was going back to an empty apartment...just so hard. For a couple weeks after my Kevin passed, I slept at my sisters, then after that they stayed with me at my new apt (yes, I moved out of our apt. within a couple of weeks, I couldn't be there without him, it helped me).
I'm at 1 yr 2 1/2 mths and some Fridays are still hard for me, just because...well Saturdays and Sundays aren't much better.
Thank you for sharing...hugs to you. MLA~WB
Comment by AEDforever (Ali) on July 20, 2012 at 10:33pm yes, i understand. fridays and weekends are hard. i've kicked and screamed and hated it. and now, i've had to find ways to spend my fridays and weekends. it's hard. give yourself time. time to miss, time to be sad, to be angry. all of those feelings are valid. you will never 'get over" it..but you can learn to be kind to yourself, to find your way, to find a way to live. peace be with you.
Widowed Village connects peers with each other for friendship and sharing. The moderators, administrators, and others involved in running this site are not professionals.
Please don't interpret anything you read here as medical, legal, or otherwise expert advice. Don't disregard any expert's advice or take any action as a result of what you read here.
We're friends, not doctors, financial or legal professionals, and we're not "grief experts." But we are here, and we've been "there."
© 2013 Created by Supa Dupa Fresh.
You need to be a member of Widowed Village to add comments!
Join Widowed Village