Ugh.
Today did NOT start out overly fantastic. Let's just say that relationships are tricky, especially the old ones. I got a call early this morning from my ex-husband, the egyptian. In the past few months, we have been getting along splendidly, however, we apparently have run into a speed bump - the new wife.
As it is, my ex is still close to my niece and to my family. We all went to lunch a couple of weeks ago, and he, my niece, and I took a pic together. No. Big. Deal.
Apparently it was a big deal to his new wife. So much so that he was asked to call me to take it down off FB.
Good times.
AND... if you know my red-blooded American temper, I proceeded to lose my shit. I think there is no other way to put it. I basically lost my temper. THIS coming from the same woman who was having a relationship with my husband before we divorced... but that is neither here nor there.
I digress.
Anyway... it was the catalyst to finally get me to go change my last name legally. Yes - I have been Abdou since 2009, and it was finally time to brave Superior Court, brave the DMV, and the bank, and a host of other places I have to get in touch with to change my name.
But here's the catch - it sort of got to me. As I was pulling out of the parking lot of the DMV, I looked at my new ID. There I am - smiling... with my original, God given birth name. It has been a while since I have seen that. I was married before the egyptian... so this is not my first rodeo. But it is the first time I have seen it since I was very young.
And so it goes... I am back to who I really am. Or who I should have been... or whatever.
Funny how the day turned out... funny how life changing those little acts were. Little did the girl at the DMV, or the clerk at the court house, or the banker at Wells Fargo- realize how difficult a day this was for me.. or how liberating it was.
To all of you who have gone through divorce, just know - you are not alone. I get it. Many don't. But I get it.
1 comment:
Ok . . . So I know I have been away for way too long - I blame Facebook for a lot of it. Because I am still able to stay connected with you on Facebook, I don't feel like I'm missing things. But clearly I am . . . there is a new Mrs.!?!?!! I have lots of reading up to do, I see . . . Wow!!!! anyway, I personally am glad to find you back to the old you, or the new old you, or whatever it is. No reason other than the fact that I don't think he deserves having someone as awesome as you carrying his name. And that's that. ;) thinking of you. Kids are back at school, and I am making it my personal goal to get myself back into blogging (reading and writing). I've missed both parts of it more than I can say.
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