So, it’s raining, nasty outside. Has been raining for days. The weather has just been crazy. Flooding, people without power, tornadoes popping up. We tried to make plans anyway. Just get out of the house. Talked to Clayton and told him that we were going to go to town and meet up with my sister and niece, grab some lunch and take the girls skating. I know not the best idea in the world for the weather we were having. But good ol’ Clayton was right on que starts in on us.
He starts telling all the flooding that he has seen on the internet and that our street was flooded too. I told him that I know when to turn around or go another way. I told him that since the rain had slowed down that we were going to try to get out. If the weather started to get worse I’d head back home. I’ve done this plenty. Clayton in true fashion, who by the way will call me a narcissist when we fight, starts telling Rose that he will not pay our vacation. He told her that there was no reason for us to even go. So, we don’t deserve a vacation because we want to get out of the house? I told him that, that wasn’t necessary and he had no right to even say that. I know that it wasn’t the smartest choice to venture out but there were so many different ways to talk to us.
Clayton ask Rose why she wanted to go. Rose told him she wanted to go do something and spend time with her cousin. He told her that he should take her phone away due to her wanting to get out in the weather. So now she’s a wreck! I told him that was a dumb reason to take her phone. We just left the house. I had to at this point. Even if I didn’t make it very far or gone for long. I needed a way from him. Well, our road wasn’t flooded, water wasn’t over the little bridge by our house. It was barely raining. My little sister sends a screenshot and a text stating that a line of strong winds and rain was headed for us. We had like fifteen minutes before it was here. So I called my oldest sister and told her that I was sure about being out in this just in case it got stronger. So I decide we are turning around and going back home to wait it out. Clayton calls me and I immediately tell him we are headed back home I saw the line of storms rolling in.
Clayton is sitting just staring at me. I told him to stop giving me dirty looks. We were home and that nothing happened. I told him that I would be safe and I was. He started in about all the flooded roads again. I said for a man who hasn’t been out you sure do know a lot. Every place you just mentioned that was flooded was not flooded! I just drove down all those roads. Now they may have been earlier that day, but they weren’t anymore. I told Clayton that on Rose’s spring break she didn’t get to do a lot and I just wanted her to be able to have fun today. He had no right to speak to us in the manor he did and he had no right whatsoever to say he wasn’t going to take us on vacation or take her phone. Rose was so upset! Crying, screaming into a pillow, hitting the pillow! It was just breaking my heart! I was mad at the weather, Clayton and the whole situation!
You see, I had told my niece that she could stay the night so that was going to happen. If we couldn’t get out she was coming here. I guess it was around 3:30 that afternoon and my sister was going to go find some crafts for the girls to do, so I told Clayton that the has pretty much stopped and we were coming to pick out crafts and that was that! He huffed and we walked out! It was so nice to be away from him! And guess what? Nothing was flooded! Everything was just fine! After we were done I called Clayton and told him that the girls were having a sleepover at our house. He wasn’t thrilled but he didn’t fight me! The girls are good and they don’t fight and they don’t get into things. You just hear giggling! And after the day Rose had that’s exactly what she needed!
I know that I just simplified the story. It honestly gives me anxiety all over again. But I want to share my stories for anyone else out there who maybe going through the same valley! Now there was more said than what I shared with ya’ll. I think I block it out. I usually remember it after I’ve made my post. But a loving man doesn’t threaten to not pay for vacation or take a phone because you want to venture out. Even in the not so good weather. It’s making memories for Rose. Things that she can share with her kids. If God doesn’t come back! If you know someone that is in a similar situation, please let them know that they are not alone! That there are others out there! God will bring them through if they just trust in Him!
