Monday, January 08, 2007

Invisible

I've come to the conclusion that I am invisible. At first I thought maybe I'm just unappreciated by my husband and while that may be true I figure I must be invisible as well. Invisible to my family (who seem to prefer my brothers to me) and to my friends whom I adore but for some reason don't remember I exist. Either that or they don't care, I'm opting to believe the first reason because the 2nd is too painful.

For the life of me I can't figure out why this is. I'm always there for the people around me, I very often put their needs before mine. In fact I'd say I do this 99% of the time yet no one seems to notice.

Why do I make an effort to stay up late and "get in the mood" when after a highly uneventful (for me) romp in the sack my husband pulls out his book and complains on and on because I asked him to get up and get M cough syrup before he went to bed. Am I really so horrible for asking him to do something for me? Am I that awful for wanting to go to bed at a time that is late for me? Am I that fucking evil for asking my husband to get me some chap stick while he is on his way to the kitchen? I could give 3 shits if I ever have sex with my husband again so I consider my efforts a favor to him. Sex hurts me, physically hurts me. On top of that there are too many issues in my marriage preventing a good sex life so I consider my effort pretty damn grand. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME THAT I CAN'T EVEN GET MY HUSBAND TO CARE, EVEN A LITTLE?!?

I've spent at least 3 years talking with some friends over the internet. I figure we know each other well, despite the fact that I have never spoken on the phone with any of them or met them in person. The truth of the matter is I hate the phone. Aside from that I am happy to meet any of them so why isn't anyone interested? I care greatly yet it doesn't appear to be returned. What am I doing wrong? I'm not a mean person, serial killer or weirdly harmful in any way. The only thing I can assume is that the media has them all so terrified of things that don't exist with in my religion that they don't want to touch me with a 10 foot pole.
I'm thinking of a mother who..."WHAT THE FUCK ABOUT ME?!?" Invisible, I must be invisible.

Why is it that my brothers have their college tuition fully paid for yet the only way I can get anything above minimum wage is with my own commissions? Why do you offer a job that my SIL can do from home and then tell me you have nothing? Why do they matter and I don't?

Invisible. I'm invisible...because the other options are just too painful.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey - WE see you! I for one notice when you aren't around the board. If we didn't live 8? hours apart, we could go out for margaritas anytime as far as I'm concerned!

Anonymous said...

Jess, I see you...well, proverbially...you can not make anyone happy but YOU...to take a horrid Dr Phil quote, "You teach people how to treat you." It is true. If you won't take care of you first, why will anyone else? You make YOU a priority, the TOP priority, and you will feel better. Jess, I love ya girl, and I want the very best for you. It is time you take care of you, TAKE CARE OF JESSICA! She needs you, and no one else can give her/you what you can.

D said...

I *see* you! I feel the same as Lane, if we weren't so far apart I would totally meet up with you!

And Jaime is right, you have to treat yourself the way you want to be treated. If you put everyone else before you, of course people will take advantage. You are too nice - you have to make yourself a top priority.

There are many, many people out here who think of you and care for you. Please don't feel invisible.

Lots of hugs,
Dawn

karrie said...

I see you too Jessica, and I second the dislike for phones.

1.Geography is a bitch.

2.I don't care if you worship Costco-sized vats of mayo.

3. And Jaime is dead on in her advice.

Anonymous said...

Ohhh! You know Karrie must like you after that mayo comment! Ick!

GenieC said...

HEY. I SEE YOU. YOUR NOT INVISIBLE TO ME... Take care of yourself my sweet.

Heather said...

Chickadee, you're not invisible :D

I concur with Karrie. Hate the phone and geography's a bitch. I also concur with Lane. Margaritas anytime if I were closer.