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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In example 1, she probably felt very physically sick or depressed/anxious and couldn't leave the house, but felt like you'd be upset not being able to watch the kids, so she said she was in the hospital.

In example 2, she probably is uncomfortable driving due to vision problems or anxiety and made up the excuse about the car.

It seems like she is avoidant and doesn't want to tell you she doesn't feel capable to handle driving and childcare anymore.[/quote]

I sort of agree, I did ask her directly if she didn’t want to watch the kids anymore and she could just tell me.  She replied that she loves watching the kids but was just very contagious and sick. About the car, a couple days after she told me that my old car had filled with smoke she asked me to borrow my car to pick up something from Home Depot that she had ordered. I told her to have it delivered instead. So I don’t think she’s afraid of driving. I think she just doesn’t want to drive my old car anymore but can’t be honest so made up a story. Note that she can’t afford to buy a car or maintain a car on her own. I’ve been handling the maintenance for the last year and a half. [/quote]

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