I absolutely love these replies. I've given some form of each of them at different times, but sometimes I get stuck.

I was just thinking yesterday how I need lines memorized for several occasions.

That's one of them, another one is when he starts in on me about all of the things I supposedly did to ruin our marriage in the past. So far for that one I've apologized for the things that I know I could have done better, made sure he knows I'm listening and validating him, and then hit him with a " I really hope you can forgive me someday and move on." Or, "sounds like you're really having a hard time moving on."

And yet another for when he constantly asks where I'm at and who I'm with.


H 41 W 36
D16 S15--my stepchildren
D11--biological
M 6, T 13
Bomb/EA 1/19/23
Separated but living together