I also need to mention... as life settles... I'm more able to see where I need to get my own shid together.

-I begged him to stop drinking/using drugs.
-He begged me to stop being irresponsible with money (earning, managing, spending).

Stalemate... Divorce.

But, I need to remind myself there were other issues of his, underneath, which set this all in motion. Without those deep issues, we would have continued on, like many other married couples, stuck--but, still married.

I guess he did us both a favor in some ways. As scary as it is... I'd rather face my own demons than continue to avoid them as I did while married.

"You know, it's times like these when I realize what a superhero I am." Tony Stark/Iron Man

“Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.” Lois Wilson