someguy, I just wanted to stop by and say hi. I can relate to a lot of your story, maybe we all can. I'll try to post specifics at another point, but right now I want to encourage you to go our and GAL, make some new friends. I realized pretty early on after BD that I was going to need new friends, and I put a lot of effort into it. The group that I have found and settled in with have been my sanity in many ways. They don't know Mr P, they don't care, they just accept me for who I am now, and it's great. Getting out there doesn't have to involve a lot of money, don't use finances as an excuse. And I agree with klm about the benefit on my kids, my girls have both made comments about how much fuller and richer my life is now. Before BD, I was living in a tiny little box that I allowed Mr P to keep me in. I would never want my kids living that way and now they see me having a real life. Mom's setting a good example.
