Wednesday, July 18, 2007

New Tattoo

When I go through major changes in my life I like to get a tattoo to remind me that I've made it through something really challenging and survived in one piece. My ex husband left me about two and a half years ago after being together 11 years. He "met someone" in Las Vegas on a company thing for Wild Oats, and came back and told me he was through with me. He split, cancelled my health insurance and car insurance and left me paying all the bills for two people. The good thing is I met G about four days later. We were both at a pretty messed up point in our lives, and we were sort of like survivors of a shipwreck clinging to bits of floatsome trying to survive.

Well, we are both back on our feet and are probably stronger because of the trauma. He's got his kids pretty much full time, and a house and chickens. He and his kids got me addicted to Invader Zim, especially GIR, so I figured this tattoo would remind me of where I was and where I am now.

And the ex, his new "girlfriend" dumped him after a month, he's been living in various roommate situations that haven't seemed to pan out so well, and he managed to drink away and have repossed the stupid mustang that he paid double for and that only had three car payments left. So it goes to show you that karma will kick you in the ass sometimes.

6 comments:

April said...

Oh, man that is horrible. But I hear ya on the new ink. It's a good marker for things endured.

My Eye said...

Nice! Good riddance to the X and hello new tattoo. I can't wait to see it!

CamiKaos said...

It looks great!!! I'd love to see it in person, you gonna be at the meetup tomorrow?

Anonymous said...

so this ex is drinking and living roomate to roomate. I hard man is good to find.

wookie said...
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Kai said...

The ex used to take off down to the bar whenever my son came to visit. My son used to call it "drinking the dole money" from Angela's Ashes.