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Well the sun is shining over here in the UK, this is very rare occurence...not only that but the sunshine has been coupled with heat...even more rare!! Happy Days!
So I go horse riding with my daughter as we do every Saturday morning.....as you may remember, Trotters is now taking OW to the same said stables. I have been asked by the owner of the stables to ride a difficult horse, this I am loving...it's a challenge but this it MY thing, my gig and I can do it and do it well. This means I will be there most weekends. I am not prepared to give this up, it's something I do with my daughter and she absolutely loves it. So it means that i will, at some point see Trotters and Mrs Trotters as they ride there too....well have done 4 weeks since we split....nice.
I have not given this much thought afterwards as the sun is shining, so I have cut the grass and then laid in the garden, allowing the sun to feed me. I have then had a glorious bath, done my hair and walked to a friends for a BBQ and wine.
I have had the most chilled, relaxed and gloriously selfish day which ended with my very very good friends. Yeay me!!
And now home, after a few glasses and the dilemma of my former paragraph hits me. What do I do? I want to ride this horse, i want to carry on with something I have always loved and having this horse was not an option when I was with Trotters as he said "if you do that I will never see you, you will always be up there, it's not fair on us". Now I am not with him, I WANT this but don't want to break NC. I have tentatively explained to the stable owner the situation and she is very understanding. She said I should do my own thing but I am very very scared about seeing him, it's that whole intimidation/manipulation thing, that is how he would WANT me to feel. I will be indifferent to him, eventhough inside it might kill me, but would hate for him to THINK FOR ONE MINUTE I am doing this because of some sick yearning to see him in any way shape or form.
The truth is, my love for a warm-blooded, beautiful and damaged horse is far greater than???? you do the math. Me and this mare have so much in common.
Your thoughts would be v. much appreciated. What should I do, deny my passion and something which is so good for me and my daughter, for the sake of this asswipe? Or front it and "rise above it" as he would say......maybe he will do one if he knows I am there as I am "psycho bitch from hell" in his world. I just don't see why he should win this one, if it wasn't for me, he and the two little princesses (his daughters) wouldn't know one end of a horse from another, I introduced them to ti....it makes me sick as OW rides, a tick in the box for him after me......FUCK I AM MAD. He has taken so much from me already and I feel like sticking my heels in, why should he take this from me too????
Hi Lucky Escape I am in a
May 26, 2012 - 8:33pm — MissKHi Lucky Escape
I am in a similar situation. My ex narc and I both do ocean paddling. I am best friends with the people who started the one and only club in my town. I too did not know whether to give up my paddling. I love it and it clears my head when I am out in the ocean with the dolphins and the whales. My Narc is also there. I did not go for a month to avoid seeing the ex. I had sooo much spare time and I missed the exercise badly. My girlfriend was also missing her paddling buddy and I was getting depressed as I thought he has WON again.
I talked about the situation with my friends. They are very supportive. I have started paddling again but I do NOT TALK TO THE NARC, I IGNORE HIM AND EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS THE SITUATION. He is not there all the time. he is on shift work so it could be three weeks between seeing him. He has tried to hover once but the group intervened when he tried to get close. The ignorance is working as he has not tried again.
The choice is yours as it was mine but you have to be responsible for your actions. If you love your sport and can handle it, try it. Honestly in the beginning, when I was seeing him, I was fine ignoring him but then for some reason two days later I would be down and sad thinking of all the good things. This is where I listen to Hunter, Sparrow and the rest of the lovely ladies here. I just keep coming back to this website and get the strength back. Actually the last time I saw him, I just thought of an empty pathetic shell. Being educated helps tremondously. I decided I would try to beat the addiction. I know about the NC, NC, NC but either way here I was caught. GIve up my paddling wondering if the Narc would be there - which became obsessive too, or go and just paddle and enjoy life as you should. There are about twenty people and we just paddle no talking. It is a solo sport so to speak. We have to be responsible for our own choices. I know some of you may not agree but I am willing to give it ago. I am the empowered one. I do not think about where he is or what he is doing as much anymore. Each day it does get better except for the odd one in between. I also think other daily pressures bring on those days in between as well.
Good Luck.
Good luck.
Lucky Escape
May 26, 2012 - 8:23pm — Janie53I think you need to listen to and trust your instinct. If you think you can do it go for it; if not perhaps wait a bit. The horses will always be there so take care of you and do what feels the most comfortable right now. Doesn't mean forever.
Stay true to you; I think that is what is the most important. My thoughts are with you.
Janie
One year out
May 26, 2012 - 4:38pm — phantom adorationwas a post written today and she had to have LC with her Narc and seemingly handled it very well. You might find some encouragement from her experience. She simply ignored him, nada, nothing. She won.
I think this might be a difficult tact for many, you'll have to decide if you can handle it. The worst that can happen, you can't and stop but I would try, might be a good example for your daughter. Steel yourself and jump in and I bet he'll stop riding.
Good luck, let us know.