threw myself into my Mommy life when I realized my marriage wasn't giving me anything despite what I did or didn't do.
Just a follow up thought on this (Sorry its disjointed from my earlier reply)
One of the things I have observed over the years is that Mother child relationships become absolutely at the center of the mother's life (absolutely makes sense)
And then when the marriage faces trouble it becomes the absolute center of the universe and in the event of a divorce it can have the gravity of a black hole, pulling every single other relationship in(including the mother's relationship with herself)
Then there are all sorts of issues the Mom faces when her relationship with her children transitions from Momma, to Mommy, to Mother as it must.
I guess that's just a way of saying make sure to GAL for all the facets of who you are and ALL your life relationships.