I told the boys that Mom is going through some tough things within herself right now (was age appropriate then, 3 years ago).

They have told me they appreciated me not trying to hide it from them recently when we were discussing the the divorce and stuff.

YMMV

In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus

Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm