Quite the updates, wow! I am saddened to hear about your D and her struggles. It does sounds as if she has some amazing support in her corner--mom and sibs--and that is wonderful. I am starting to pity your H and what he is missing out on with this awesome family. Truly, what a fool he is. I am so glad the tuition stuff is sorting out too! And reading the stories of your mom and how you have honored her life really touched me--thank you for sharing that. I can almost picture her wagging her finger in the air. LOL!
You briefly slid in there something about an attractive man ... hmmm ... So this is unrelated but my mom lost my step-father very unexpectedly when he was 61. She fell into a deep depression. In her bereavement support group she met a man that had also lost his long term wife. They shared the same grief, became friends, and then had this uunexpected beautiful and loving M. I think my mom was happier at that time than ever before in her life because this H and this M was better for her. If she had not lost my step-dad, she would have never met him or known that type of love.
I know death is not the same as D, but in some ways the loss can feel as hard. I do believe not so much that everything happens for a reason, but that with each door that closes, we are given the opportunity to open another door. You have so much to offer, and I know that there are many, many new doors in your future without H blocking the handle.
Thank you for inspiring us all! Blu
“Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.” – Nelson Mandela
