Hi Mleigh - it was so nice to read an update from you. I have been thinking about you and your son. Life over there sounds really good.

It still astounds me that your h habitually misses school events and yet hops up on that pedestal to lecture about responsibility. Lots of head scratching over the lack of self awareness present in the MLCer.

I enjoyed reading all your updates. You sound strong and grounded. Kudos to you on being that rock for your son. What a lucky guy.

Regarding dating, I was thinking about that while I was in NYC. I was thinking I would probably be quite a freak date these days. Some of the pre-qualifying questions I would have these days are (but are not limited to): What % of your day you do you hide in your bedroom? How many times per month are you in other rooms of your house? Is someone trying to kill or poison you? Do you have any keyed locks on any of your doors within your home? How many words do you say per month? What kinds of strategies do you have to prevent yourself from aging?

And I was thinking it has been so long since I have had a normal, meaningful conversation with a man, that after 5 constant minutes of talking, I might be overwhelmed. So many words; sensory overload!!

Your vacation is going to be amazing. So fun that you can bring your dog, too.

Sending good karma your way. You are an amazingly strong woman and mother.

Me 41, H 47, M 15 yrs, S11, S13
BD 1: 11/4/14 we work on it; really I pretzel myself
BD 2: 3/31/15 H goes down to "dorm room"
8/15: H back to MBR
10/15: H back in dorm room
1/18: H files, now divorced