Making coffee and something has just dawned on me. It came from a passing comment the wonderful man I'm with made last night (we were having another conversation entirely).

Being an adult is about accepting responsibility.

I had accepted responsibility for other people a long time ago. But I hadn't ever accepted it for myself.

Not to the extent I had accepted it for other people.

It doesn't really matter the reasons why (although I kinda know why). It's where I ended up.

So my journey has been (and is) about redressing the balance and accepting responsibility for myself.


Me: 48, XH: 42
T: 18 years, M: 15 years

EA/PA 1: 6/2012
EA/PA 2: from autumn 2012-present

BD: 5/2013
ILYBNILWY BD & left: 10/2015

OW conceived: 8/2016
Born: 4/2017

H filed: 7/2017
D final: 28/12/2017