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I am 67 years old, rather shy, and with a wealth of life experiences that I would love to share with you.
I had always been very fit, going to the gym 5-6 times a week and until I reached the age of 55 this had always been the case. Unfortunately when I reached 55 I was beset with numerous health problems one after the other.
I created this channel in the hopes that it will resonate with those of you who have had similar experiences or are going through or are experiencing the same symptoms as I did. Perhaps knowing how I coped and eventually got my diagnosis will help you achieve your own.
I also love making art, working in my garden, keeping fit as I get older, and talking about the trials and tribulations of daily life as we go through the aging process.
I hope that you find the things that I talk about interesting and if you have any suggestions as to what you might to see in the future they would be warmly welcomed.
I am 67 years old, rather shy, and with a wealth of life experiences that I would love to share with you.
I had always been very fit, going to the gym 5-6 times a week and until I reached the age of 55 this had always been the case. Unfortunately when I reached 55 I was beset with numerous health problems one after the other.
I created this channel in the hopes that it will resonate with those of you who have had similar experiences or are going through or are experiencing the same symptoms as I did. Perhaps knowing how I coped and eventually got my diagnosis will help you achieve your own.
I also love making art, working in my garden, keeping fit as I get older, and talking about the trials and tribulations of daily life as we go through the aging process.
I hope that you find the things that I talk about interesting and if you have any suggestions as to what you might to see in the future they would be warmly welcomed.
Storytime Navigating Heartbreak My Journey through a Loveless Marriage
Storytime - Navigating My Second Marriage and Rediscovering Myself
In the fourth episode of my life series, I recount significant moments from my second marriage, which began when a friend introduced me to a widower with two young sons. My nurturing instincts led me to take over his household and care for his children. Despite my efforts to make our marriage work, including becoming a 'Stepford Wife,' issues arose. From the pain of a broken coccyx to emotionally distant interactions from my husband, I struggled with feelings of inadequacy and the need for therapy. After embarking on a new career in chiropody, my personal life became more tumultuous, leading to our eventual divorce. Join me as I reflect on these experiences and share the lessons learned.
00:00 Introduction and Recap
00:45 Meeting the New Man
05:13 Life as a Stepford Wife
09:13 The Turning Point
20:38 Seeking Therapy and Self-Worth
38:29 The Final Straws
49:46 Divorce and Moving On
54:23 Conclusion
In the fourth episode of my life series, I recount significant moments from my second marriage, which began when a friend introduced me to a widower with two young sons. My nurturing instincts led me to take over his household and care for his children. Despite my efforts to make our marriage work, including becoming a 'Stepford Wife,' issues arose. From the pain of a broken coccyx to emotionally distant interactions from my husband, I struggled with feelings of inadequacy and the need for therapy. After embarking on a new career in chiropody, my personal life became more tumultuous, leading to our eventual divorce. Join me as I reflect on these experiences and share the lessons learned.
00:00 Introduction and Recap
00:45 Meeting the New Man
05:13 Life as a Stepford Wife
09:13 The Turning Point
20:38 Seeking Therapy and Self-Worth
38:29 The Final Straws
49:46 Divorce and Moving On
54:23 Conclusion
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Hi sweet lady you need to write a book you’re life is so interesting sad😢 but would be a good read , I hope the future is going to be much easier ❤
Oh my goodness, how painful it must have been but your face is just beautiful now.❤
I have so much respect for you. And I'm a little in awe. You have suffered so many cruelties yet you have a loving and giving heart. That's pretty special. Could you discuss the therapy that said helped you? I think a lot of us have experienced some pretty harsh realities that left a mark. I know the things that happened to me have changed me.
I did have an incident once where I was walking around outside of some shops and I did not know where I was and a sweet lady saw me and told me to come in and sit down in their shop for awhile and I was given some candy and eventually came to my senses and realized I had not eaten anything that morning and had had a bout of low blood sugar, very scary to say the least. Loving your content.❤
I have detoxed bad and fake and toxic friendships for almost the last decade. I make new ones along. the way and detox rather quickly when I see certain traits. As you described one of the more recent ones I stay away from is that queen b type you described. It sounds like almost the same exact person. I invited her to church and she literally cast me aside and clung onto some of those church people. She got herself invited to a few of their homes and has one married man doing her renovations. She is not attractive but has a way of sucking people in. I saw her as very fake and too quickly familiar with others. She also lies, exaggerates and takes up all the space at lunches. She is always the one talking. I got fed up and just distanced myself. She tries to pretend to be my friend sometimes at church but never returned my calls outside of church unless she wanted something. A user. Other friends are dumpers. They dump all their problems and do not listen when I speak so bye bye to those ones. Honestly I have only my pets now. I am done being used and rather be alone. Thanks for your videos. You make a lot of sense. I think when we are too nice people think we are also dumb. Well no.... Now I observe and as you said pay attention to how I feel around people. Our instincts should be heeded. God bless you!
I LOVE YOU! Is there a setting where I can speed up your voice? I want to subscribe but can't deal with the anxiety of listening so slowly. ❤
I have it and I use to take dopamine, skullcap liquid and l-tryptophan and it helped for about a year. Then it comes back. Mine is not painful like yours. For me it is I Cannot still. My calf gets a bit sore or discomfort. I do not sleep, and it is such a Botter. Sometimes it is ok but for the most part it is not...thanks for sharing. I loved your videos about your life...I saw all of them...I just found you today....HAPPY HOLIDAYS...............MINDY
This is probably one of the most wonderful love stories I've ever heard. ❤
I liked you in the green dress💕💕
I was in my late 40s, after 2 abusive marriages had ended. My oldest son talked me into playing an online game with him. All 3 of my kids and I would play that game together, crafting, building houses, killing monsters, and so on. I was divorced and not looking for anyone, having been through similar disappointments with online dating and forget about dancing in clubs. I was just happily playing a game with my kids. Some guy starts teasing me about my character's profile. It said, "Hiya wannabe." I thought, why is he saying that to me and laughing? So I asked him. He reminded me I had that in my profile and I laughed, having forgotten. I had put it as a joke. Well, one thing led to another, we started chatting in the game and doing things together, going on hunts and such with his guild. I told him how old I was (22 years older than him!) and thought, that's the end of that. Plus I was NOT interested in a younger man! But a couple days later, I see this character walking around outside my game house. It was him. He was a university grad student of theoretical physics, which absolutely fascinated me, because I adore highly intelligent people and physicists are really quite a challenge to meet. Again, one thing led to another and finally we started chatting by phone (after several months in-game text chatting only). The biggest hurdle, other than age difference, was distance. He was in Germany, me in Seattle. He couldn't even financially contribute if he'd lived close by. Again, a series of events unfolded, where he moved in while studying in Seattle and I had started studying massage therapy. My 2 sons were also going to college at the same time. Every day, all 4 of us were going to different colleges, for a year, and I got my massage license. Long story short, we eventually got married after an 8 year long distance relationship (he had to go back to Europe). We've now been married for 16 years and I live with him in Germany, and my kids are grown and working in the Seattle area. He's both a researcher at a famous German lab, and a university professor of theoretical physics. I adore living in Germany!
Thank you for showing up on my UA-cam. I joined your ladies club and I really like it!
It’s not much will maybe buy you a small coffee ❤ ☕️ xx
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You have been unlucky in life. And I agree that you are a sweet lady. You are better off without the husband mentioned in this video. You deserve so much better!
Thank you so much for such a ind comment xxx
The MEND Project another very good resource for emotional abuse
Worth listening to Lundy Bancroft UA-cam and also 4 part Podcast- Steps to Freedom with Don Hennessy. They are very plain speaking men who have a lot of experience working with women who have experienced intimate partner abuse.
Thank you so much I will have a definitely have a look for them!
“ i think it is in my nature to get a rescuer. I think that’s my problem “. I think your childhood set you up for this. Your mother was mentally ill and could not be a reliable parent and your father neglected his parental duties. You were left to rear yourself in terribly difficult circumstances and be the adult for your parents. ❤️🩹.
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You beautiful lady, inside and out. God bless you xx❤
Thank you so much June. xxx
He sounds like a true gentleman, I lost my husband 5 years ago, and he also had values in that same way, if I had to use one word to describe him it would be “ kind”
I think to be described as kind is a wonderful compliment. I am so sorry that you that you lost your husband, that is so tough to bear and I dread the thought of perhaps having to bear it myself. I truly hope that you can be happy even on your own, with the memories. Much love, Imi xxx
I. think you have been very brave recounting your past , you have been through the mill , an we should. never. assume , people have good lifes , I have identified with you as I have misjudged a lot of people in my life , I think its a generation thing an not having love for oneself , which now in my later years I have , much love to you an your darling boy , much happiness an thank you for sharing, when you go through traumatic times , the mind can sometimes shut them away , I have very few memories of my childhood an have lost many since , it was what I was told of by my lack of them , , but I feel it happens to a lot of people , God Bless❤😊
Thank you darling for such a kind and thoughtful comment. Much love Imi xxx
As a fibromyalgia sufferer myself I suffer terribly & it has affected my life, the thing is I look well, but my goodness the pain is unbearable! My family, my father & his sister both had MS (multiple sclerosis) & his grandmother & great grandmother had muscular pain & walking issues & I believe these are all connected?
Oh my goodness darling. Please take a look at the ldnresearchtrust.org website. On there, in the media drop down media menu you’ll find videos that tell you about LDN and in one those videos there is a young mother who had fibromyalgia. She found out about LDN eventually and tells how her condition improved and she got better. I have taken this drug for the last ten years and it took away my primary painful restless leg syndrome and polymyalgia and it has never come back. . Please please take a look at this website. I really believe you were meant to contact me today just for this reason alone xxx
Glad I found your channel, I find taking 200 mcg selenium everyday helped with my swollen ankles and heart palpitations, also got rid of belly flab that has been there a while! The dog has some too and his legs are much stronger , I don't have a routine, but thinking it wd probably be a good idea , confirmed by your video,thankyou ! I pray and read which gives me a lot of energy, God bless
Ooh I don’t have selenium in my 23 vitamins and minerals I take every day I shall look it up darling. Thank you 🙏🏻! xxx
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Thank you for the heart
You can drop the much younger women , im 75 and it was only yesterday that i was 50 as you will soon discover . The problem iv found is not the age gap but the mental gap , the sense of humour gap the i have a completely different set of values gap . Not only that but the older i get the faster the years that have passed seem to have gone . In my mind i seem to be around 45 , i love life more than i ever have and hope i live to be 120. Ps what was the age gap between you and your exhusband , need i say more.
The age gap between my first husband and me was 4 years and my second was 15 years. I told my husband that I fell in love with his brain first and the rest followed. A quick wit was a dealbreaker for me and he has it in abundance. We laugh every day over the silliest of things. He is 26 years older than me
Its so wonderful to hear youv found happiness , so wonderful ❤️
Thank you Edmund
I met my love on my 17th birthday & he did the chasing & I do mean he chased me, we had 44 yrs of a beautiful love, a true authentic love! He died January 2020 & my heart is forever broken 💔 I’m so lost without him my gentleman was everything & more! I will never love again, so I just plod along until we are together again!
Oh that’s both lovely to hear and terribly sad . I totally empathise with how you feel as I know I would never look for anyone else if my own darling boy left this earth before me. He is totally irreplaceable like your own darling boy . Much love Imi xxx
I would be deeply dissppointed, i wanted to date you.❤️
Yes I rode that (online dating) roller coaster and jumped off because it made me feel bad about myself. However, in France here they have some great 'activity' websites and I met a lovely man there who was older than me. I played hard to get because I had been through the mangle and was starting to enjoy my freedom but Pierre was very determined and didn't give up. After a long while I asked myself "Why are you fighting against someone who is so kind and just wants to take care of you?" so we started planning a future together. Sadly soon afterwards Pierre got diagnosed with lung and brain cancer which was incredibly unfair because he didn't drink or smoke. Six months later I held his hand as he left us. That was five years ago so I have that freedom that I was looking for and I do enjoy my own company but I do wonder what would have been. Your story is lovely and after, all that you went through before, it's wonderful to hear how happy you are with your darling boy. 😍
Oh that is so sad darling. I know that I would never look for someone else if my darling boy went before me. He is totally irreplaceable. However, I've told him I'd buy a little dog 🐶 xxx
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Thank you for the heart and the other emoji I don't recognise
I went through a lot of tye same things as you ..i didn't even have like a lot of woman do where they would be extra loving towards them at home .i had many many batterings off him during his affairs .im now married to a lovely man but i look back and think i lost my 20s and a lot of my 30s to him
Oh sweetheart I am so sorry to read this. I'm glad that now you have someone you truly deserve. It certainly makes you empathetic to all those other women out there going through the same thing doesn't it. As I always say...'Walk a mile in my shoes' etc. Much love to you and yours, Imi xxx
Its the ring through your nose that concerns me . I cant imagine someone not loving you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Ah...you've noticed the ring then!
I dont make excuses for people anymore something you do too much. ❤️
You are possibly right
When you get to 75 you realise that if you need to confront someone ,especially if its more than once , then you need to get well away from them , i know easier said than done because relationships ,especially family, are not so easy to walk away from but iv discovered its the best option if you want to remain sane and maybe one day happy. Being on my own is without question better than being around these type of people . Ps i dont care what you call yourself , mother, dad, grandad , sister , what i care about is how you treat me , full stop ❤️
Thankfully, at 53 I met a man who is nothing like anyone I had met before. He is kind, thoughtful, funny and we married a year later. We have been happily married ever since. So it did happen in the end for me.
You reminded me of something, I had a little bottle of orange at school because I don’t drink milk, my siblings were the same. I’ve only just, by chance started watching your videos & I think you have truly been through a lot in your life, hopefully it’s better now………..♥️🇫🇷🇬🇧🌹
Those bottle were ⅓ of a pint and I too can remember some children getting those instead of milk at breaktime. I have a lovely life now Florence. I feel truly blessed at last. xxx
I heard someone on the radio one day saying that an alcoholic is not someone who drinks one or two drinks regularly BUT someone who cannot stop once he/she starts drinking! So, even if you drink once a week/month or year, if you cannot stop once you start, you are an alcoholic. So, stay away if a guy embarrass you when drinking. They are normally the ones who cannot stop😢
I noticed that he didn't even need to drink that much before he became completely drunk. I think it was because his liver was ruined from drinking too much for too long. One night he slept on my sofa, he had been sick and my sofa was covered in dried blood presumably from bleeding in his stomach?
I'm still, to all intents and purposes, a non drinker and thankfully so is my darling boy. However, we do like a nice cup of tea xxxx
I needed to hear this today, thank you 🫶🏽
You are so welcome xxx
Oh darling, I hope you're okay xxx
@@TheNumber1LadiesClub-lf9yc thank you for asking! It's a yes and a no. Your message about the fantasy self really resonated with. I turned 40 last month and am a single parent to three children. I too can relate to some of your life story that I have also been listening to. I'm glad to have a name, if you like, to describe finding one's identity under the piles of expectations, awful childhoods, life events and consequences of choices. I hope that makes sense. I visualised my fantasy self and she's the exact opposite to who I truly am and I am slowly accepting this. I like being an introvert, sensitive, a thinker, considerate and respectful. I have a gentle nature and am softly spoken for the most part, when not shouting above my kids 😉. These are not qualities that my family accepted growing up and is almost opposite to my extroverted upbringing. I really appreciate your videos and how you articulate everything, almost like a kindred spirit. I feel that I've just started this journey and I look forward to where it will take me whilst I'm still relatively young. I will be decluttering a cube storage unit to start with. I've been looking at it for weeks now and know there's plenty of things stored in there from 'my fantasy selves' that need to go. I always go back to crafting with yarn and it's something I loved as a child. I want to get back to that - enjoying the things I did as a child and exploring all the things that truly make me happy and unique...sorry if that's a lot and I rarely say this much on UA-cam but thank you for asking 😊 God bless you Imi xxx
@@Steph-fr6co Darling I absolutely loved this message. Your own description could have been of myself and that resonated with me, albeit I don't shout at my children now 😊 My own fantasy selves were always different to the person that I actually am. I had always tried to be something different for someone else and despite wanting me to change to suit them, they never liked the result when I had...perhaps because it didn't sit well with me. When I reached the age you are now, I began to realise that I was okay just as I was and later I practiced just being myself with no filters for those who might want a different 'me' Like a tiny under developed muscle it has grown stronger and stronger until this day when I feel I know who I am and feel confident in the knowledge that I am a kind and gentle soul who wants to help people. You will manage to sort out the fantasy self, and you'll feel confident when you exercise those tiny under developed muscles and watch them grow. You will blossom. You've got this 💪 darling. Sent with much love, Imi xxx
@@TheNumber1LadiesClub-lf9yc wow, thank you so much for understanding and your encouragement. I resonate with everything you said. Thank you 😊🫶🏽 xx
it's not a color I would have chosen but that sofa turned out beautifully! Nice work! My husband is also a metal head. Not my thing at all.
Thank you so much xxx
Oh my, this resonates from my previous marriage. A man very plausible but hiding within was a horror and life became unbearable. He berated me at every turn, whilst I tried so hard to be a good wife. I came to loathe him. He informed me after trying to leave a few times that he would get revenge which he did by turning my family against me, which I cannot tell you how much that hurt. I was worthless by the time I eventually left for good and struggled with self esteem. Luckily I found an excellent job whereby my line manager realised what I was going through and helped me with these issues. My son came to live with me but he was an image of his Dad and again I fell rock bottom. Therapy helped me enormously to deal with the trauma and violence that I went through. I hold my head up high now and have no guilt whatsoever about my children whom are now in their 30’s and 40’s so old enough to realise what I had told them about their Dad, but they laughed at me. (Yes it happened to me too, but their reactions as you can imagine where somewhat different to yours)I pulled away from them, I choose not to be around people that show no love or respect for me. Since remarried to a lovely man. There are some horrors out that pray on vulnerable women. Just found your channel, love it. Thank you xx
Oh my goodness darling this is such a horror story. My heart goes out to you. When your children don't believe you it is hard and I knew that feeling only too well, but eventually your ex husband will show his true colours...he won't be able to help himself and then it will be up to them to take notice...or not. It's a long game and it would help if you developed indifference to this man. If you loathe him then he owns you. He takes up space in your head, rent free. When someone shows you their true colours, take notice and believe them. I have come to this conclusion through years and years of ignoring red flags all around, merrily flapping in the wind, and me describing them as 'Bunting'. However, the one thing I'm glad about is that I have never become bitter as I feel I would have suffered more. Develop indifference to those who have hurt you along the way and seize your power back . I am thrilled that you have a wonderful man who can restore your faith in human nature and kindness, there are a lot of them out there. I too have my darling boy as a testament to that statement. Much love to you and yours darling, Imi xxx
We believed so easily when we were young,and innocent 😢
We do unfortunately 😔
I am so sorry for all the pain and abuse you have lived through. Please look up trauma bonding as it will help you understand some of the road you have traveled. I too have experienced similar situations. May you find healing and restoration for your soul and body
Thank you so much. I have never heard of trauma bonding. I will certainly look it up xxx
I've really been enjoying your stories. You are wise, very articulate, and have the intelligence to keep your wits about you. You've fashioned a life for yourself, without anyone telling you what to do or how to do it. I really admire that.
Thank you dear heart...I only wish it hadn't taken so many years to recognise the lessons that life was showing me. I wish you a happy fulfilling life xxx
You have a beautiful English accent,so clear,and educated😊
Thank you darling. Although I didn’t enjoy my boarding school years it did leave me with this accent which is classed as RP as in ‘Received Pronunciation’ . That is, it doesn’t come from anywhere in England in particular🤷🏼♀️
So glad you did'nt inherit your mother's schizophrenia.
Goodness so am I darling, I feel that my mother must have suffered in her own way. xxx
To have a German woman as a stepmother must be hell,because most Germans are so cold,and non affectionate. I think your dad was so damaged by being married to your disturbed mother that he projected all his resentments towards her onto you - so sad. Boarding schools,with all their unnecessary strictness ,and without loving parents to shield you from the staff must have been so awfull😢
I must admit wasn’t great fun and absolutely nothing like the Enid Blyton Mallory Towers books I’d read 😳
I can't really blame your father. Can't imagine living with a schizophrenic person ,some people are just not fit to be mothers. You had to bear the brunt of it.
I suspect you’re right
I use old food tubs in my drawers to keep things sorted and a clear stack of drawers ( meant for a desk or office papers) inside my wardrobe . In the drawers I keep tops and stretch pants and tee shirts.. but I do need to do more to keep like with like and toss more golden oldies!
Great idea about the food tubs !
Be careful what you share. Some people do not have good intentions.
Thank you for your advice