This train: rolling down a no-come-back track!

[ClingingToHope]

Good luck Poet. I've been giving STBXW money all along because for a long, long time I thought it was just a matter of time until it worked out.

I turned out to be very wrong, but at least I know I always lived up to my duty for my family.

Lola, earlier you were talking about karma.

That's hitting STBXW hard now. She's maxed four credit cards. She's sinking thousands more into a house that is underwater and will have to sell as a short sale.

She kicked me out and got to enjoy a very nice summer at our house of 13 years last year. This year the bills are piling up, it'll be on the market all the time so she'll have to keep it spotless -- and in the end she's likely to have to move into an apartment anyway.

Now that will suck for the girls. STBXW keeps filling their heads with dreams of just a smaller house -- no disruption.

Me. I'm on my feet again with a financial plan and realistic goals.

So while STBXW was way ahead of me emotionally when this all started, I'm now way ahead of her in finances and lifestyle adjustment.

Mother's Day is my 1 year anniversary of being kicked out. This year was STBXW's year. Next year is my year.