X-PRESSING FEELING NEGLECTED

"What's the matter with you? You're in a permanently grumpy mood lately."

"Well, what do you expect? You don't spend time with me like you used to."

"Oh, don't be so soppy. You could join in with the stuff I do."

"I mean quality time, you know; time for us. You just don't care like you did before. It's hurtful."

"I do care!"

"It doesn't feel like it. You care more about him, don't you? You love him."

"Not in the same way that I love you!"

"I feel so jealous and I hate it. I miss the special times we used to have, just doing bugger all if we wanted."

"Things have changed."

"But I haven't. I need you. I want you properly, like I always did."

"But he's important now. He will be for a long time."

"But what about me?"

"Well, you're important as well. After all, he is your baby son too."

17 September 2005