I got A LOT from my kids and their needs were INCREASED at this time, not lessened. So keep that in mind. Also try to see that there are SOME positives now. For one thing you can put yourself first in some ways impossible before. NOT selfishly. But I found that I could apply for jobs wherever I wanted to live, NOT FOR H's Career for once. I looked in ITALY and OMG I felt such a sense of freedom. Nope, didn't do it mainly b/c H noticed and it helped move him along and I wouldn't do that to d11. But I could watch chick flicks and little things were easier on me (never left the seat up either). Some of this is little and superficial, I know. But it was a start. THen I saw bigger things that were positive about me being without the strings of h, which at times had been chains...
More later. But FH's post was excellent and reminded me of the big stuff. ((j ))
M: 57 H: 60 M: 35 yrs S30,D28,D19 H off to Alaska 2006 Recon 7/07- 8/08 *2016* X = "ALASKA 2.0" GROUND HOG DAY I File D 10/16 OW DIV 2/26/2018 X marries OW 5/2016