I feel like such a better, calmer person. I don't even care if he sees that because I can tell how it matters to my kids and how it matters to me. I sweat the small stuff less. Lots of GAL activities planned for this week. ... Now I'm going to pull up my big-girl pants and get back to not letting him bother me.
You got this, Maybell. Do you have a mantra? "I am better, and calmer, and it matters to my kids" has a nice ring to it. Repeat it to yourself (800 times a day, if needed), every time you feel down. Don't beat yourself up for feeling sad. It would be kind of weird if you weren't sad at all, right? But that doesn't mean you can't ALSO be strong and move on.
