One life / But we're not the same

[MichelleLT]

Ali - hmmm, interesting point. He never would have used humor like that in the past, but you are definitely spot on that he has been covering his insecurities since he got back from his deployment.

Jon - yeah, one of them was from an IED that knocked him over, his kevlar helmet came off and he cracked his head on the armor of their HMMWV. I told him he should make sure that was all on his VA records and talk to people about it...but of course he didn't. And I was the bad guy for bringing it up.

I don't want to be friends. I don't like the person he became. I am angry about how he blamed me, dumped on me, dumped me, lied, cheated, and dodged out on our financial responsibilities.

I made excuses for a long time. I let things slide because of his PTSD and mTBI, but when I reached my breaking point, I broke. And I don't want to put the effort into recreating some R with him when my life is quite rewarding and fine.

He'll take another dip back into his depression, and when he does I don't want him knowing where I live or being able to bug me and blame me for every little thing.