I , too, seem to have missed your posting of this great news.
I'm so, sooo happy for you, and that everything seems to be falling into place for you. Yes, there will always be bumps along the way, but you seem to have a real solid foundation that you're building on, and so many things finally going 'right'.
Wow!! What a wonderful financial gain!!!!! I'm jealous..I could sure use that type of raise. Where I'm at, they're lowering fulltime hours, so my paycheck is going less far than it did two years ago. Not good in the economy we're in right now. Company paid insurance?? Another WOW!!!!
Of course, most important of all, you're kids are home, healthy, and finally being able to let loose of the anxiety they may have been feeling.
I cant do much but shake my head and 'tsk tsk' when you talk about the antics of your xh. What your C told you must have been a real eye-opener, but when you think about it, it does make sense, doesn't it? And it's also some kind of relief to know that what we remembered 'good' about our marriage(s) wasn't just our imagination... There are still times now that I find myself wondering if my xh was ever happy in the marriage, but I DO remember the smiles, the eyes twinkling in laughter and the times we spent talking about the future.
It's amazing how our WAS can make us doubt ourselves and our memories, and I guess we should fight harder to hang onto those than what we do. The past is part of our lives, whether we have to move on from there or not. It's part of our kids' lives, and I dont want them to ever forget that they did have a wonderful, loving (if not perfect) family. I'm still seeing fallout in their lives from what happened with their dad and I, and as you know, they're adults and were 16 and 21 when this all began.
I'm so very happy for you Laughing, and wish you only more of the same in the future.
Women are angels. And when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly...on a broomstick. We are flexible
