Divorced, Dating, and Parenting

[~Sol]

Hey guys! Thanks for joining in! I kinda lucked out with my daughter, we got joint everything, including joint physical custody so my daughter sleeps at my place during the week but we trade every other weekend. First thing I did after crazy XW pulled my kid out of school was to get her a cell phone, and it's worked out great. I talk to my XW less this way! One of the biggest things that has worked for me was to not be involved with my X in any shape or form whatsoever. I decided she is no longer part of my life, just part of my kid's life, and what we had was what we had. It's been a bumpy road adjusting, but I have my sanity living alone and doing what I wanna do. Most if not all of the emotional trauma has drained away now (part of rebuilding), the only thing that's left is that my X sometimes appears in my dreams for some strange ungodly reason, and I'm like what the $%#$? So I'm working on creating some dream rottweilers to chase her off when she does appear since she is terrified of dogs - ALL dogs! Then I can go back to my normal dreams that make absolutely no sense at all.

My daughter just turned 11 and I got her her first pet, a hamster with a cool cage. I'm trying to work my way to getting a puppy (not sure what breed yet), but she likes Beagles. I don't have the luxury of an enclosed yard being in this cramped apartment, so maybe it's time to move to a townhouse in the near future. Also need to make more income so I can afford the pup, which is like having another kid! LOL. But it's totally worth it, I like dogs (cats too) but having a dog around will actually get me off my lazy butt and go to the park and get some exercise! Maybe I can even meet someone of the opposite sex that I am actually attracted to!??! I know I have some extra poundage I just need to get rid of - a canine companion will do wonders for that. Beagles are cute, but I'm more of a big dog person -I am learning.