Rebecca Meyer
“She stole my mom’s card from her wallet, along with her dad’s card, for XYZ habits or whatever else she bought. I had to convince my mom to avoid getting cops involved (probably a bad action on my part, 100%),” he explained.
When he pleaded with his mother not to call the police, he assured her that he’d try to find therapy for his wife since this situation was serious, and he knew he couldn’t help his wife stop her behavior on his own.
Unfortunately, his wife didn’t seem receptive to the idea of going to therapy, but he understood the idea that you can’t make someone recover from an addiction if they don’t want to get better. He has suffered from substance addiction in the past, so he understands how difficult recovery can be.
In August, he got a new card and reset his PayPal password so that his wife had no access to his money anymore.
At the end of the month, he discovered that his wife was spending all his money again because she’d found where he’d hidden his new card.
Luckily, his bank sent him notifications of the suspicious activity and froze his account a few days ago.
The bank requested that he look over all the transactions and verify which ones were made by him. Once again, his wife had spent a significant amount of money.
After this ordeal, he spoke with his wife about his concerns. He told her that it’s difficult to have faith in her now, and he’s worried about how her behavior will affect their children down the line.
“I asked her to pack her bag and have her sister come pick her up to bring her to her parents for the time being, as I cannot trust her words or actions,” he continued.
He doesn’t want divorce to be an option. From his perspective, this needs to be a wake-up call for his wife.
He’s hoping that she will finally realize that she has a choice, and he wants her to choose him and their family instead of her addiction.
