Just breathe through this. Just because you have to do this custody paperwork, does not mean that the world is crashing down around you. Right now, you are doing what you need to do to protect your family and yourself.
It is a hard pill to swallow sometimes. That the person you thought you could rely on is doing this. You will get through this though. You are just overwhelmed right now. Take some time, do the stuff you need to because you know logically that it is what has to be done and do your best to take the emotion out of it.
This is a long hard road. There will be times when you do feel like you are having your own crisis. Right now, you aren’t. You have a S with Autism and a H in crisis. That is a lot. So who needs you right now? To me the obvious answer is S. His problems can’t be changed. Let your H do what he needs to, continue down your path, be patient with yourself and your children and be their rock. You can do this.
"Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it."--Michael J. Fox
