Ok, so this is my first NEW storyline in a long time and it's been a while since I had any new postings. I'm almost finished on another follow up story so that should be up soon. The story parts in italics here are portions from the main characters journal and the rest are events as they happen for contrast.
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Dec. 14
Dear diary, today I'm not sure if I can go on with my life…certainly at least not the life I have known these many years. How it went so wrong, I'm not sure. Some of the events are listed earlier in this journal; some are only remembered in my head and heart. My name is Susan Timberling; I'm married and have four children. I love them all so much that I can't think of parting or being separated for long from any of them. But in the days to come, that may very well happen.
My husband is Michael Timberling, we married shortly after we graduated from college where we meet while attending. We have been married for twenty-two years, all of which I would consider happy. We have three girls and one boy as children. The oldest, Marie, is currently attending college to become a Veterinarian as she love animals. Next is Peter, in his last year of High School. Peter is, well, a dabbler…not sticking to any one thing for long and to be honest I am not sure he wants to go to college. He is fair at sports, but not good enough for any kind of scholarship or such based on his sports.
My next oldest is Jennifer, but we all call her Genie because when she was learning to talk we started calling her Jenny for short and she kept thinking we were calling her a genie after a character in one of the books we had read her. She kept insisting we call her Genie and well she was very headstrong, so Genie is the name she usually goes by. Our youngest is Mary. I love Mary as much as any of my children, but if I must say so, she almost scares me. Even at an extremely early age she proved she was very intelligent…as well as mischievous. As she has gotten older she has gotten more of both, with incredible looks now thrown in. I fear that she has a dark side to her…no I don't think evil as such but, well maybe conniving. Somehow I know whatever Mary does it life, it will make a huge splash, I just fear for those that get wet.
I live with my family in a modest house in a normal neighborhood. My husband works a long day most every day, but is usually off all but the rare weekend. I have worked in the past when times were lean and we needed the money, but as my husband would actually rather have me stay at home unless needed, well I am currently a stay at home mom…or homemaker. That is where my life stands as of now, though I think it will change soon…very soon. Oh God how things have changed in the past few months…
Sept. 11
It's been a while since my last entry, but things seem to be going good with school back in session. I love my children, but having them all home during summer break just about breaks me. I'm used to having the days to myself and seeing them after they get home. But as much as I wanted the others back in school, part of me wanted Marie back home. She isn't home much since she left home, even during breaks due to the fact that she works off campus and her college is over a ten hour drive away. I miss her, she was of all my children the one who understood me most and I miss our time together.
Something is worrying me now and I hope it will pass soon. It concerns Peter's behavior towards me recently. He and his girlfriend of almost two years broke up over the summer, only weeks before school started back, though he won't tell me why. He was very depressed after that and he decided to drop out of football (he was attending the weekly summer training at that time). He has been on the football team for the last six years and for him to drop out was not a good sign. I tried to console him, as I saw he was down and I made sure to hug and hold him often during this time as I felt so heart broken for him. In looking back this may not have been the best of options.
For about two weeks now Peter has seemingly gone out of his way to well…rub against me, even what I would call coping feels from me a few times. At first they seemed to happen maybe once a day and I didn't think anything of it, but it keeps occurring and I've noticed it rarely happens after my husband gets home from work in the evening. He doesn't seem to mind if his two sisters are in the room, at least not as much, but I'm not sure if it less with them or not. If he does not stop in the next few days I am going to talk with him.
Sept. 16
I talked today to my son about his touchiness recently. At first he denied doing it then he admitted he 'may' have done it a few times. I asked why he did it those few times and he said he wasn't sure, that it just felt good. I explained it had to quit, that I didn't like him doing it. I threatened him that if he didn't his father would hear about it…that seemed to get his attention I can say.
BUT…I could never tell his father in truth. Mike would more then likely throw him out of the house as Peter is over eighteen, or at most wait till he was finished school, THEN toss him out. I can't have that. I just won't tell Peter that it's an empty threat. I love my son too much for a little bit of teenage male hormonal stupidity get him tossed out of the house.
Sept. 22
Ok I guess I didn't work, at least my first talking to Peter. He seemed to hold off on the rubbing for two days then on the third he 'slid' past me as I bent over taking out the laundry from the dryer. He was very obvious and I gave him a dirty look, hoping it was just a slip up or him forgetting our talk…it wasn't. The next day he seemed to be making up for lost time and set a new record with more then a dozen 'brushes'. He even 'accidentally' groped my ass with his hand. What made it worse that he did it several times with the girls in the room or close by. I'm pretty sure they noticed, in fact I glanced over and Mary was giggling…she must have seen him pressing himself into me and thought it was funny. Well I didn't! I took him aside and had another talk with him.
"Peter, what are you doing?" Susan asked her son, doing her best to hold her temper after she pulled him into the din to talk. He just shrugged as he stood before her.