I am not a carer I am just a skivvy. I gave up work to help my husband but really I am just a skivvy - chained to the sink and a general grunt. I hate being retired it is nothing but housework . I have a inferiority complex and this lifetyle is not helping. I just can't be bothered and am glad when it is bedtime. In fact bed time gets earlier day by day. I don't like sitting around all day but what else is there. I have a dog but can only walk her where ther are no dogs as she is not very friendly. I used to go swimming but can no longer afford the cost or the petrol to get to the swimming pool. I have a large garden but many of my plants are dead due to the cold weather before Christmas - I give up. If I don't care I don't get dissapointed. I have no interests in hobbies or meetings or get togethers of any kind. I sued to enjoy studying but can no longer concentrate or afford the courses. Every day I say to my husband (who has serious mobility problems) "another long and boring day to get through") What a life. I am 73 and he is 81 both of us used to be very active and happy. We have been together for over 50 years but this lifestyle is destroying us. We have two children but don't see my daughter and only occasionally see our son who is very busy. We have two grandsons who we see occasionally and three granddaughters who we have not seen for years. Life is just something to be got through. I hate retirement.
Good Morning Sunday 28th April 2024
Acute anxiety after death of my husband
Static caravan purchase is it worth buying
from someone who estranged from daughters for more than 20 years