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 on: March 11, 2026, 12:44:08 AM  
Started by campbembpd - Last post by ForeverDad
I needed to replace my car during what happened to be the last few months of my marriage.  So I bought a new used car - with my spouse and small child right there with me - and expected to again get a loan from my 401(k).  They required the spouse's signature acknowledging I was talking a loan out on my work's retirement account.  It's at that point she said No.  Dealer was fuming, it wasn't his fault he wasn't getting paid.  So I went to my local bank where I had my mortgage.  Their terms for a car loan were that I had to open a checking account there and have my paycheck sent there.

Of course, we were still together then and when she found out she flamed out, demanding I switch my paycheck back to our joint checking account.  I couldn't do that since those were the loan's terms.  It was very fortuitous - "oops, sorry about that, nothing I can do!" - since when we did separate there was little in our joint account to drain.  I did pay the household bills from that new personal account.

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 on: March 10, 2026, 08:31:07 PM  
Started by samss - Last post by samss
If I haven't said it before, I'm truly grateful to you for all of your feedback and advice. Thank you so much. I have a lot to respond to but at the moment I'm traveling and will respond in a more thoughtful way soon.

I'm grateful for you and your kindness nonetheless.

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 on: March 10, 2026, 07:30:33 PM  
Started by samss - Last post by CC43
For now, I'm working on me and my stuff. I left it that I'll always be there for her if she wants to reach out. My heart just hurts knowing this is what she is like now.

Though it's sad and distressing, I think you're doing the right thing, leaving the lines of communication open and waiting patiently until your daughter is ready to re-engage with you.  Yes it's agonizing to see your daughter suffer, as well as experience how ugly and delusional she can act at times, that's untreated BPD.  It's probably unfortunate that she can retreat to her mother's, wallow in misery and avoid getting treatment.  But I think that's just temporary, just for now.  If your daughter is anything like my stepdaughter, she can sleep all day, binge-watch videos and isolate in a bedroom like a pro, but only up to a certain point, maybe for two to six months, before she erupts.  Eventually something will disrupt the status quo . . . an altercation with her mom, a wayward text with an ex-friend or estranged sibling, running out of spending money.  My guess is that your daughter will resume contact with you at some point.  With my BPD stepdaughter at that age, things tended to shift with the arrival of a new season:  in autumn she'd want to go back to college, in spring she'd want to go on spring break (even though she wasn't in school), in summer she'd want to travel and go to the beach, and in the winter holiday season, well that would usually coincide with a total meltdown.

But, with a little separation, you're better able to work on you and your stuff.  I think you should model for your dear daughter what a healthy adult's life looks like.  That includes self-care, therapy if you need it, and time for hobbies, vacations and friends.  Now more than ever your daughter needs Calm, Healthy, Balanced and Reasonable Dad.  If you're in a better headspace, I think it's easier to handle what your daughter hurls your way, with a clearer, steady head, and firm but reasonable boundaries.  She won't like it, and she might up the ante at first--that's called an extintion burst, resorting to tactics that previously worked for her (yelling, hurling insults, making threats).  You need to be strong and resolute.  Right now your daughter is saying she doesn't want your support, and she doesn't want you to contact her.  But I think reality is the exact opposite:  she needs you desperately, and she wants to be close to you.  But she can't right now because she knows she's acting meanly, and she's ashamed about that, though she's working hard to create a narrative to convince herself otherwise (for example by saying you owe her reparations for her childhood).

I still see some glimmers of hope in your posts.  Your daughter says she wants a life, a house, a job, a family.  That to me is something.  A few years ago if I asked my BPD stepdaughter what she wanted, I think she'd really have no clue, and what she professed to want sounded delusional (e.g. to be discovered as a super model, which to me sounded like wanting to be a quarterback in the NFL without having ever played JV football in high school).  But your daughter, she wants a JOB.  She wants a HOME.  She wants a FAMILY.  Those are all realistic, obtainable.  Now, you and I know that most people have to work several years to build up to that gradually, whereas your daughter is probably super impatient.  But to me, she sounds reasonable, at least in terms of aspirations.  My sense is that with the right therapy, she could probably make a lot of progress towards one or two of her goals in a couple of years:  a job, maybe an apartment with a roommate, maybe a boyfriend, maybe a pet.  That would be the beginnings of a real adult's life. 

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 on: March 10, 2026, 06:58:18 PM  
Started by campbembpd - Last post by CG4ME
If you have a joint account with her I am not too sure you will be able to empty out the funds legally. She can come back at you and ask for her half.  I know you said there wasn't much in there.  Just something to think of.  I do know how you feel. I too am in the planning stages of proposing a separation and I feel so guilty at times sneaking around and getting all the information and documents I need.  It's unfortunate but you do what you have to do.  I pray everything works out well for you.  Soon enough you will be free from all this.  Best of luck.

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 on: March 10, 2026, 03:23:19 PM  
Started by Mutt - Last post by Mutt
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Hope you don't mind but I've relocated this thread to another board. It should receive a better response at "Romantic Relationship | Bettering a Relationship or Reversing a Breakup". Here is the link: https://bpdfamily.com/message_board/index.php?topic=3062197.0

I have temporarily placed a ">" in the title so that other moderators will know that it has been moved and we don't move it again.

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 on: March 10, 2026, 03:22:58 PM  
Started by Sanch@2017 - Last post by Mutt
Hi Sanch@2017,

Welcome to BPDFamily. I’m really glad you found us.

It sounds like you’ve already started doing some reading and reflection. A lot of members here first arrive after coming across Stop Walking on Eggshells, and many say the same thing you did, that it felt like the book was describing their own relationship. It can be a powerful moment of clarity.

I moved your post over to the Bettering a Relationship board since you mentioned you are still in the relationship right now. That section tends to be the best place to start when someone is trying to understand the dynamics and learn some new tools while still involved.

Please feel free to look around the other boards as well and participate wherever something resonates with you. Many members read across several sections as they learn and figure out what fits their situation.

It sounds like you’re in a learning mode and looking for clarity and wisdom. You’ll find many people here who have walked a similar path and are working through the same questions.

When you feel ready, you might share a little more about what has been the hardest part of the relationship lately, or what makes leaving feel frightening right now.

Again, welcome. I’m glad you’re here.

Mutt

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 on: March 10, 2026, 01:16:36 PM  
Started by Sanch@2017 - Last post by Sanch@2017
Hi,
I live in DFW area and am a gay male, 60 years.  Married to a BPD who is 35 for 10 years.  I am done with this relationship.  I no longer feel the feelings that i used to feel and am just done.  However, I discovered the SWOE book and workbook and see that 99%applies to my spouse. I am afraid to leave.

So i am in a learning mode and seeking clarity, wisdom, and comradery.

Thanks!

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 on: March 10, 2026, 12:19:30 PM  
Started by samss - Last post by Mutt
Hi samss,

Thanks for coming back and sharing an update with us.

I’m glad to hear you were able to find some support in real life. Having a therapist who understands BPD can help bring a bit of grounding when things feel this overwhelming.

It also sounds like there’s been a bit of a shift for you. Earlier it felt like you were trying to put out all the fires at once, and now it seems like you’re focusing more on yourself and the things you actually can control. That’s not always an easy pivot to make, but it can bring a little more steadiness.

The line that really stood out to me was when you said your heart hurts knowing this is what she is like right now. Under everything else, it sounds like a dad who loves his daughter deeply and is trying to figure out how to hold onto that love while also taking care of himself.

Working on your own footing and leaving the door open without chasing can be a hard kind of love.

You’re not alone here.

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 on: March 10, 2026, 11:28:30 AM  
Started by samss - Last post by samss
Hi,

Thank you for checking in on me. I found a therapist that specializes in BPD. She sent me this PDF that she asked me to share with my daughter. My daughter's response was "I don't want your support. I want you to leave me alone and not contact me again." I'm sure when the money for copays runs out she'll be in touch again. The therapist said that when she wants more money that I have to make it a stipulation that if I pay for her copays then she has to come to family therapy with me to see this therapist.

My daughter's rages and lashing out are just obscene. She says the vilest and meanest things. There's nothing to respond to when she says them. I don't even bother. She probably sees it as having won. I'm sorry for her. I have a mixture of pity and love for her every time I interact with her.

She said previously she was jealous of me for having had a child and a life and a job and a place to live and that she would never have any of those things. She is stuck in her inaction. She blames the various ailments as the cause. She won't even take any baby steps because her mother enables her because it makes our daughter dependent on her mom.

For now, I'm working on me and my stuff. I left it that I'll always be there for her if she wants to reach out. My heart just hurts knowing this is what she is like now.

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 on: March 10, 2026, 10:07:09 AM  
Started by Rowdy - Last post by Pook075
That is a lot to deal with at once, all while being out of work and not really feeling missed by your team members.  I can see how that would really weigh on someone- especially with her kid out living life.

For the pizza thing, I wouldn't sweat it too much.  You did it with honest intentions and it didn't work out that way.  In real relationships, people forgive and forget, so hopefully that's what you have.

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