so today at work this woman came in. piss drunk, sobbing.....make up streaming down her face, hands shaking....
im not exactly sure what was wrong. i sat down and spoke to her, but i could barely understand most of what she said to me.
all i got was my husband.........im so upset......never before......i cant go home.........i never get loaded, im sorry....im sorry
that's about it.
i cant sleep right now because i keep wondering if she is okay.
what was wrong?
what if hes hitting her?
is she safe?
does she have someone to turn to?
i know what its like to feel alone and helpless, i hate to think anyone else feels the same.
i wish i had given her my number, so if she ever feels alone, she might have someone to call and talk to.
i thought about it, but i decided not to, so that i could avoid anymore awkwardness. i hate that.
i hated the way talking to her made me feel.
ive been whiney a lot lately. her problems are probably more significant than mine.
it makes me feel selfish and petty.
so i didnt give her my number, didnt offer any more help or comfort, so i could continue acting like my problems are really problems.
how awful of me......
im not exactly sure what was wrong. i sat down and spoke to her, but i could barely understand most of what she said to me.
all i got was my husband.........im so upset......never before......i cant go home.........i never get loaded, im sorry....im sorry
that's about it.
i cant sleep right now because i keep wondering if she is okay.
what was wrong?
what if hes hitting her?
is she safe?
does she have someone to turn to?
i know what its like to feel alone and helpless, i hate to think anyone else feels the same.
i wish i had given her my number, so if she ever feels alone, she might have someone to call and talk to.
i thought about it, but i decided not to, so that i could avoid anymore awkwardness. i hate that.
i hated the way talking to her made me feel.
ive been whiney a lot lately. her problems are probably more significant than mine.
it makes me feel selfish and petty.
so i didnt give her my number, didnt offer any more help or comfort, so i could continue acting like my problems are really problems.
how awful of me......
cunninglinquist:
sometimes it takes something like your experience to put your life in proper perspective. i think of some of the things i have seen in vegas, where a gambling husband can cause a myriad of problems, he looses his job, then the family gets evicted, they are living in their car, and the wife tries panhandling for cash for her and the kids to eat, and then turns to sex because her kids have to eat. it happened to one of my neighbors, she was like 19 with a 1 year old, he was in his 20's and lost it all.