Thank you so much, Matt! You're exactly right. It's never too late.

I don't talk about those years to anyone. I hadn't shared much here until xh kinda did his wake-up announcement.

I never wanted to "live" there. I didn't feel like a victim, and talking about it would make me feel that, I thought. I also thought I moved past it and got strong, and confident.

I was confident when I met H. It surprised me how quickly I fell back into old patterns.... Clearly I have more work to do!

It truly is the best thing for the kids. They saw how bad it was. I can use this example in our current sitch with h.... One never knows what can happen over time. Things can and do change. Not always like this..... But never give up hope.