Rant #1: assholes who walk away from their commitments

Well, here's a biggie I just can't get past: my husband of ten months (or so) walking out on me and our baby.

I always said he'd put me into therapy, never thought it'd actually happen.

He's been gone over two months and hasn't once asked how our six month old son is doing. In fact, the only voluntary communication I've had from him was a one line email asking how I was getting on with selling the house. Niiiiiice.

Rant #2: sleep, and people who complain about their lack thereof

I love my son to pieces, but he's a terrible sleeper. On a good night, he'll get up once during the night to feed. On a bad night, I'm up literally all night with him, maybe getting an hour or so of sleep in total.

Because even the good nights aren't that great, I never catch up, so I'm more or less constantly sleep deprived. I didn't sleep well for most of my pregnancy, so I don't think I've slept more than 5 consecutive hours in the last 12 months. So when my single, childless friends and/or workmates complain that they are soooooo exhausted because they were out late the night before and "only" got six hours sleep, I have to supress an urge to whack them upside the head! Oddly, people seem to react badly to that.

Oh, I know it's petty. But trust me, you don't know petty until you've done a week on an hour's sleep each night!

Rant #3: you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone 

I have this lovely friend who has an even lovlier boyfriend she has recently bought a house with. Unfortunately said friend has been treating said boyfriend rather badly, to the point where the general consensus is that the relationship probably won't hold together much longer. She's certain he won't leave, but doesn't think she'll be all that devastated if he does. Apparently he's just too nice and normal - she thinks she wants someone more dramatic and high-maitenance, like herself.

Having just been in a situation myself where my husband tried to 'passively' divorce me by basically being a shit and pushing all my buttons before he eventually left, I have real sympathy for my friends boyfriend.

Sometimes, life just sucks.

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