Bill - WOW - What a post - thank you for taking so much time to do that. I think I now have a full understanding of what is going on. I wish she would read that!
A couple of things that stand out to me:
- I should be thankful that we are still living together.
- how they eliminate things - it's incredibly scary because that is exactly what she did.
-The need to be free - but when she has that (or thinks she does) it doesn't fix anything
-The War being waged inside explains the conflicted look on her face sometimes - also explains why she left the Chinese buffet last week after 15 minutes.
-Now I think I understand why she doesn't want to leave her home - there is still a part of her that loves her family and doesn't think it's the problem
- When things are good -she is her old self- when things are bad she takes it out on the kids.
Thanks for a remarkable post - You have given me much to think about!
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"Tough times don't last, tough people do." --My Dad to me years ago, me to my boys now.