Monday

I've started keeping my phone on airplane mode to stop sloppy drink calling evenings and all hours of the night.

Nabal calls:

Nabal: How are you?
Me: Fine. Tired. It's raining pretty bad and slow going.

Nabal: No rain here. You're sleeping in my bed tonight yes?
Me: What?

Nabal: You, me, in my bed. Our, your bed. You sleep with me.
Me: Don't think so.

Nabal: So that's a yes. Right?
Me: No.

Nabal: Yes, you and me in bed tonight.

I just hung up. It's an old broken record...CD. His only topic. I say no...and he just keeps on trying to convince me I am, should...whatever. Saying yes. Another mind game? Why of course. Scary- he's convinced I'll say yes some day. You know...see the light. What would he do if I got my Abby truly together and ended it all?

A woman I work with missed a day this weekend. I just found out she was beaten by her boyfriend. She lives there with get two girls. He I'd neither child's father. She recently moved in for financial reasons. She says she'll leave I'd he every beats her up again... I remember that she said he wakes her when he comes in drunk- for sex. She drives him to some sport he plays, because he lost his license- DUI. He's emotionally abusive. All get friends at work told her to move in. They've dated off and on for years. They are made for each other. I saw reticence in her before she moved in. Another woman who escaped an abusive relationship advised her against it...but that poor woman had other messed up issues. We folks with messed up issues can see it in other people. Caution them...but because we are so needed up ourselves...no one listens.