T2~ WELCOME BACK!!! Sounds like, all in all, the trip was successful! You seem as though you have done quite a bit of soul searching and are in a pretty good place.......
Quote: I'm not ready to throw in the towel, I'm not ready to admit defeat, but I'm a long, long way from feeling a sense of victory in this reconciliation.
Hnag in there, T2, we are all pulling for you!!
Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.... (thoreau)