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Chapter 17 – Only together, only forward
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”What happened immediately after moving to Los Angeles?”
”We were back in the life that was beginning to seem pleasant. Angie played a big part in this. Her vivid emotions about all the changes made us happy, the way she tried to make our lives easier. She even arranged for Tina and me to have an incredibly beautiful date. It was lovely” Bette smiled, it was a good memory. ”It was such a time of regeneration. It’s like we’re learning to live again with old wounds. We were building a new house, and Tina was building the grounds around the house. She was cutting down on her antidepressants and being more accessible, I didn’t work for about a month, so we could spend time together”
”So everything started to come back to normal?”
”It’s hard to say. The concept of norm has changed for all of us. But compared to the pit we were in in New York… everything became more viable. But, again, I closed Oli’s death deep inside me and couldn’t say a word about it, so this topic became taboo for us and for everyone around us. No one mentioned it”
”Why did your relationship start to deteriorate again? I don’t want to rush you, but it would be useful for us to cover everything in general today, and during our next meetings to talk about each moment in more detail”
”I understand. This is the pace at which I am ready to move,” Bette gently and looked at Salma. ”Everything went downhill. Just as abruptly as everything had become more or less normal before. We had different schedules, went to bed at different times, fought because we were distant, and both worked hard. Three months after the beginning of this period, there was only rudeness, sarcasm, and irritability between us. Even later, Tina went away for almost a month for work, and when she arrived, she decided that it would be better for us to give each other space and live separately for a while. Then she was invited to work in Toronto and… and we got divorced. At the time, Kit was in the hospital after a serious accident and I was torn between work, Angie and her. Tina was on the sidelines, she didn’t participate in this, didn’t help. At the end of June, on Oli’s birthday, we met to go to the place where her ashes were scattered. It was one of the most painful moments of my life. I wanted to hold Tina and not let her go, I wanted her to be gentle with me, and she was. At one point, I think we both felt that we had made a huge mistake and decided to get a divorce too quickly, but two days later, she went back to Canada. I missed her incredibly. But I also had a strong resentment towards her”
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This story is very sad, yet inspiring. From the depths of despair can come hope if one will just look for it. Bette and Tina have both repressed their feeling of loss and hurt for a long time. And although this loss is something they will never get over they must learn to live with it and to put their lives into a loving and caring relationship with each other and with Angie. Its time to acknowledge the loss, feel the pain, heal each other and learn how to go forward as a result. Loss of a child is devastating. Dealing with it even more difficult. It can tear families apart… these two need each other… I believe they have made a good and positive start. They just need to get to the point where they turn to each other every time, when in need of comfort and solace and to be present when those times arise.
Thanks for the update….
Thank you for reading, Martha!
I really like your phrase “from the depths of despair can come hope if one will just look for it”
I think it makes a lot of sense.
Hi Ada,
This was so good, i almost don’t have words to describe how this chapter touched my heart.
I don’t have children and can’t imagine what a devasted loss it is when your child suddenly dies, but you did a excellent job to describe what Bette and Tina went through when they lost Oli.
I have full confidence in that this therapist will help Bette and Tina to come to terms with the loss of Oli and give it a place.
For the rest, I can only say that I fully agree with what Martha has written in her comment.
This is definitely one of the best chapters you have written!
I know I don’t always write a comment but I’ll follow your story from the beginning and through to your last chapter!
Thank you, be careful and stay healthy!
Thank you so much for such wonderful words, Bibi!
Although your comments are not frequent, they are always very interesting to read. The feedback is really important to me, and the fact that you gave it this time is so nice. I hope that you will enjoy the continuation of this story no less. Thanks and be careful too!
Ok, it was not easy chapter also.
I like the story about how Tina’s cold reaction on Kit’s death might be subconsciously reaction and even revenge for Bette’s reaction for Oli’s death. I think it’s very trustworthy. – as the story in s3 when i think all Henry story was Tina’s subconsciously revenge to Bette for carpenter.
Yeah, when viewing s3, I had the same thoughts.
Thank you, Zhenya!
Wow! Such an emotional chapter and very well articulated. The depth of these characters is never ending. Great chapter.
Thank you very much! This is so important.