Dear Cinders, I am so sorry. Snod is right, you have held it together for a long time. Please know it will get better and try soooo hard to avoid the breaking down. Trust me on this one. It will hurt your children and then you will hurt even more. Avoid the isolation route it does more harm, even if you just do the school run its getting out,doesn't have to be a big social gathering. There are times when things go wrong and it all seems to happen together. I know when my x left just about everything broke down, I had a car accident and all my light bulbs kept blowing. Little mishaps get magnified. It is hard when your alone, but you are surrounded by people who love you. Don't be too proud to ask for a little help. I felt I couldn't because it was my husbands place to do these things,but people are only to pleased to give a little help. I hope tomorrow is a little better. It will get better, it just will. ((()))