i too was always proud that we had such a close family. my son goes to catholic school and he will be the only one in his class from a broken home. it breaks my heart.
Why is it that everyone suffers except the one that causes the pain? Why are we and our children the ones that suffer the pain and humiliation? That's why we have to "let go". As it said in DR, GAL is not only about getting our spouses back, it's about doing something for ourselves and our own mental health.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon
YOYO, Did you ever get a sighting? The post about Letting Go is great. Its like what Bob and Cali wrote to me. I wish it was a little easier. Our H don't seem to have any trouble with it.
I just keep going back and reading Detaching and I printed off your Letting go. It sure helps during the day to have them printed off and just read them when I feel alittle down.
Hope school is going ok!! I will try and email you one of these evenings.
GAL is so hard when the life you really want walks away from you. SIGH
You are so right, but we have to realize that we can't make them stay if they don't want to.
Here are a couple of quotes that I have next to my desk that I read when I'm feeling down. I hope they bring you all comfort also.
I know your're watching over me And I'm feeling truly blesse For no matter what I pray for you always know what's best!
Billy Graham Quotation: "Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as adversity has done. Out of pain and problems have come the sweetest songs, the most poignant poems, and the most gripping stories. Out of suffering and tears have come the greatest spirits and the most blessed lives"
I have not had a sighting of the "hair".
Thanks everyone for asking for asking about school. So far it's been pretty good. I teach students with learning disabilities, so most of my students have me all three years they are at the high school. My juniors and seniors are sweethearts. I have a couple of sophomores who I need to get my bluff in on! HA! They say don't smile until Christmas, having a hard time doing that. I really like my kids!
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon
Yoyo, I have realized that, I can't make him stay, even if he is still here physically. I have also realized that I don't want to be the consolation prize, because he doesn't want to be away from the kids. He probably resents me because we are sort of a 'package' deal.
Teachers amaze me. Teachers of students with learning disabilities beyond amaze me.