A Bigger Place
I want my own house. The walls of this apartment are closing in on me and I can’t breathe. Despite what Patrick thinks, I’m not having a nervous breakdown. I’m just frustrated by the fact that there’s no room to put anything. My daughter sleeps in a closet and her things are strewn all over the place because I can’t put them away. Patrick and I are constantly bumping into each other and it aggravates me. It’s obvious that living here is only causing more stress, but I know once we move life will get easier.
Robin, I do think it's really good that you, Patrick, and Emma have decided to move out of your apartment and into your own house. The three of you will build many memories and enjoy your new home. I have to say that maybe it would be a good idea to listen to Patrick and see someone at the hospital. It may be nothing, it may be something and you may just need to check it out for yourself. If you thought there was something not right with Patrick or Emma, wouldn't you want to help them? That is what Patrick is trying to do for you because he is so worried.
Posted by: Angela | January 13, 2009 at 03:42 PM
Robin, are you really sure that space is the problem? In your post lately, one can almost feel your emotions jumping all over the place. It hurts to read, I cannot imagine how you must feel. I know you mentioned the baby blues a while back. I know it takes you a while to sometimes face things going on in your life. That is understandable. You have to know that baby blues or having a more advanced degree of it is not a nervous breakdown. It's nothing to be afraid of, ashamed of or embarassed about. It would not make you LESS. Robin, you have a loving husband with a medical degree and two sister-friends that are ready willing and able to help you out. Think about it. As for the house, that's a sweet idea. Please, though, for history and legacy sakes, get a house near your Uncle Mac or the Quartermaines. Be well and bless you.
Posted by: squirrelhome | January 13, 2009 at 03:53 PM
I hope you are right, Robin! Please listen to Patrick if you don't feel better real soon. I will keep you in my prayers! Good wishes on finding your new home!
Posted by: Bev | January 13, 2009 at 04:12 PM
Where did you get your medical degree? You are truly stupid and, frankly, highly annoying. Patrick is trying to HELP you with an illness that needs medical treatment. If you would, for once in your life, listen to your husband you might actually get a chance to enjoy being a mom. But all you do is continue to be little miss priss know-it-all and Patrick and Emma are the ones suffering because you think you are above post-partum depression or getting medical help for a serious mental condition that affects thousands of women.
Posted by: tiffany | January 13, 2009 at 11:45 PM
You, Patrick and Emma do need a bigger place but I don't think that's the problem. I really think you need to listen to your husband who loves you, and talk to Lainey and Kelly.
Posted by: Vicki | January 14, 2009 at 12:20 AM
YES... YES... YES! You do need more room for your family. It is impossible to put things away when there is no place to put them... DUH. Sounds like you have found the perfect home for you, Patrick, and Emma. So happy for all of you! If, by chance, you continue to have any unusal feelings of stress, etc., please, don't hesitate to seek help... OK? My friends and I don't want you to miss out on the happiness you deserve.
Posted by: joyce | January 14, 2009 at 05:47 AM
Robin, if you feel that you need a bigger house then you and Patrick go find one. After all, you and Patrick have a daughter now, you need a bigger house with two or three bedrooms. Stop beating yourself up and make a plan with your husband, and look for a bigger house with lots of rooms so you don't feel so claustropobic.
Posted by: Jim | January 14, 2009 at 06:02 AM
You're doing it again! You are great, but you can be so stubborn. You are struggling with something, and it's not the space. Please, please listen to Patrick. You once said to Patrick, "You are a very smart man." You knew the truth then, don't blow it now...
Posted by: mavis | January 14, 2009 at 07:07 AM
Well, sure, becuase buying a house and moving aren't stressful at all, right? Do you even listen to yourself? At least Patrick's apartment was bigger than yours. But, whatever. Buy a house.
Patrick doesn't think you are having a nervous breakdown. He is worried about you, and rightly so. He loves you. And all you can think to do is tell the man to listen to you more. He listens to you more than you listen to him and he listens to you more than I would. Of course, Robin is always right, right?
Posted by: anonymous | January 14, 2009 at 09:04 AM
Okay. Sounds like the answer to the immediate problem of more space, but what about the 'bigger problem' you have yet to address?
Posted by: Elizabeth | January 16, 2009 at 03:01 PM
Robin, you are so in denial that it's driving all of us crazy. Sad to say that buying a house is not going to solve all your problems. You say you don't have any of the symptoms Carly had. Did you not leave the house when you left a crying Emma in Elizabeth's care? Do you not see the tense look on your face as you held her when Patrick took that picture? You may be a doctor, hon, but you may want to do some research on post-partum depression and bring yourself to reality.
Also, please stop nagging Patrick. I can see that it hurts him when you judge and accuse him, and God bless him, he sucks it all in because he loves you so much. Yes, Emma is your first priority, but you can be a mom to Emma and still be a loving, romantic and sexy wife to Patrick. Do yourself a favor and take at least 20 full deep breaths, stop worrying so much over Emma and the new house, and put that sexy lingerie on for Patrick! But other than that, PLEASE realize you do have PPD because when you do, that's when you'll start to get better.
Posted by: Tiff | January 16, 2009 at 11:33 PM