A Surprise. For all of us in the Ethereal Household.

Apparently, the husband does not want me to move out. He cleaned quite a lot. And he went to Home Depot and bought a new upholstery machine and I am nearly finished with the sofa cushions. I told the children that from now on there will be punishments and restrictions for those who refuse to clean up after themselves. One of the twins (J) is probably the best candidate to keep her freedoms and privileges. We'll see about the others. I will probably still need a housekeeper, but maybe I can finish setting the place to basic rightness to start with and not have to hire that part out. I don't know. I only know that I am sick and tired of the bullshit and it's gonna end or I won't be the only person who is miserable. That much I can promise. That's it. I've had it and the gloves are off.

If I can deal with my own shit, so can the husband. Maybe he needs to find out why he needs to live in filth? I have a guess and I don't like it much. Y'all want to know what I sometimes suspect? I suspect he knows that filth and disorganization are like Kryptonite for this here Super Woman. That's what I think. Let's face it - his life was much easier during that year and a half when I was out of commission. He didn't have to make as much money because I was too out of it to protect our savings. No one had to clean up after themselves because I couldn't nag them. And once the kitchen was sufficiently filthy, I just stayed out of there all together to preserve the tiny bit of sanity that was not stolen away by the horror of the flashbacks. Well, the party's over. I will drop nukes on any Kryptonite that I find. And if dude wants to fight me on this, I say BRING IT ON. Bring it, baby. Anybody seen War of the Roses? You ain't seen nothin'. We can have war, or we can have peace. I will let him make the decision. I am prepared for either scenario. I love him, but if worse comes to worse - I'll lawyer up if he forces my hand. That's how important this is to me. I will never again let any man determine that I will live in oppression. Never again.