[monalisa]

I'll reply. I'm in a similar situation, We don't have any human kids, just avery old dog (16 1/2) and a fat cat (10 1/2). My boyfriend is a complete control freak and if you do something that isn't the way he'd do it, you're not only wrong, you're stupid. I had been going through some severe depression when my mom dies in November and alot of work and home stress and strarted drinking too much. He harped on me about that, That time he was right, although a little les harping and more compassionate help from him would have helped more. Anyway, so I cut way back on my drinking. Then he starts harping onme because he thinks I drink to much WATER! I only drink a couple of 16 oz. bottles of water a day which from what I read is less than a person drink. My point is, if I improve myself in one way, he'll just find something else to put me down for. The building we live in is in my name, and I keep telling him to buy it for me so I can get out of here, but he doesn't do it.

Long story short, don't let him get you down. At times like these you need to build on your inner strenght, family and friends.

Take care and hang in there. Feel free to IM me if you need to talk off the general board.

Hope this helps,
-monalisa