When I married a surgeon, I didn’t expect our family life to suffer, but my husband’s demanding job took precedence over our daughters. My father stepped in as the support we needed, revealing cracks in our marriage and leading to unexpected changes.
My husband, David, neglected family responsibilities, thinking his job was enough to be a good father and husband. He became irritable at home, and my father took on the parenting role, forming a close bond with our daughters. David resented this and refused to support my dad, wanting him out of our lives.
One day, David came home early and saw our daughters playing with my father. They ignored him and later showed him drawings that excluded him, which angered him. He blamed my father for their lack of affection and demanded he leave, threatening to cut him out of their lives.
This confrontation made me realize our marriage couldn’t continue. I moved out with our daughters and my father. Despite the heartbreak, I am grateful my children have a loving grandfather. Now, I’m considering divorce to give them a peaceful home.
Separately, I discovered my husband was cheating with our son’s girlfriend, Amy. I found inappropriate messages and pictures on his phone, revealing his betrayal. This discovery shattered me, making me regret our marriage.
Now, I’m navigating the fallout, trying to protect my children and rebuild our lives.
Abandoned strawberry house
Built in the late 1920s, this house was originally the residence of banker Dimitar Ivanov and his wife Nadezhda Stankovic. The interior features a striking red marble fireplace in the reception room, as well as a stage for musical performances and crystal-adorned interior doors.
The house has several bedrooms, elegant terraces, a spacious study and various utility rooms. Although the original furnishings have been lost, historical records indicate that the elite Sofia residents of the time preferred Central and Western European furniture.
The exterior of the property features a large front garden bordered by an ornate wrought iron fence. A large triple staircase leads to the main entrance, and the property is also characterized by carriage portals that flank the courtyard.
These portals are reminiscent of a bygone era where one can imagine a horse-drawn carriage driving into the courtyard, while the horses and carriage wait in a specially designated area behind the house until the end of the reception.
The Ivanov family enjoyed their residence until 1944, after which the estate was nationalized. At first it served as the Romanian embassy, later as the USSR’s trade mission in Bulgaria and as the headquarters of various communist organizations with unclear functions.
In the 1990s the house was returned to Ivanov’s heirs. In 2004 it was taken over by Valentin Zlatev, director of Lukoil. Despite this change of ownership, the property, which had fallen into disrepair for decades, remains neglected and abandoned, with no apparent connection to its cultural heritage.
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