Hey Bets! I feel like I know you (and your kids) after reading that thread. Ps me and my son are big Napoleon fans! Me and H almost naked the dog Lafawnda! It really is a daily devotional. Sometimes I read on my phone and I took a screen shot if something she said. I'm paraphrasing but it was that the decided this was the role she was meant to play in H's life. And he in hers. The past 9 years weren't a mistake or a failure. They needed to know each other and D in order to keep going. So no more guilt or blame. I've reread that several times
In our culture divorce is seen as failure. They even say in papers "after 3 failed marriages" well no one calls Sex and the City a crap show because it's over. The people involved decided they needed to do other things to continue to grow in their careers. I don't know where I was going with this just defence of my R even though at the moment there isn't one. Haha
Broken I have read and commented. I hope it isn't too much tough love. I took GB's comment about replaceable meaning that you won't take them for granted and you learn you need to work on things.