melissa, continued part 2

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I hope your kids will be happy, that would be the goal right.

I believe working through problems is the best alternative to D.

I believe sometimes that's not possible.

I believe, in general, that kids benefit from parents who are ... happy, for lack of a better word. (It's early still)

Kids can face many difficult things as they grow up. We know D can be a huge negative influence.

Knowing that, the best we can do is accept the situation as it is and work really hard to mitigate that negative influence. You have made the first move.

You can do this.