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Rockon #2944489 03/22/23 05:12 PM
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Thank you Dats. Embracing the pain and going though the uncertainty. Being and becoming a man of integrity and going for what I want and what is right. I am not a victim and I have options and choice and power.

I am determined not to facilitate W’s relationships with kids and also not to block.


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Rockon #2944495 03/22/23 07:11 PM
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"Pain is only temporary" is another good mantras. The problem with us humans is our minds can bring up things that make it repeat.


"What is best for my kids is best for me"
Amor Fati
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Rockon #2944496 03/22/23 07:18 PM
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Hope you're ok Rock, it's really tough isn't it? I really struggle with the kids stuff & maintaining the boundaries I have set. I can do it for me but just feel so upset and annoyed at the unfair treatment of them. In many respects, my two both handle their dad better than me but I'm learning. Hope today was a good day for you.


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Thank you very much MA.you got that right this is extremely tough. Today is a very good day (with lots of tears in the morning but got through them with prayer and I also reached out to Pastor).

Got a hug from D on her way out to work and eldest S made breakfast and I made coffee. Then he and I had a workout together and I have been working in the garden since!


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Rockon #2944503 03/23/23 12:04 AM
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your relationship with your kids doesn't include your wife.

her relationship with the kids doesn't include you.

your kids are all legal adults.

your special needs son is the only reason for interaction and that needs to be focused on him alone.


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BD 4/6/15
D 12/23/16

"Someone I loved once gave me
A box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand,
That this too, was a gift."
~ Mary Oliver
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I am learning this BF. I value your input. Often crystallizes things for me.


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Rockon #2944534 03/23/23 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Rockon
I have been working in the garden since!

What do you grow in your garden? I plan to start my seeds in my house this weekend. Usually do tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, potatoes. started growing from seed last year. Used organic seed organic soil. Worked out pretty good


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10/2022 BD/IHS
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Similar scene for me in the garden. Potatoes, tomatoes, beans, lettuce, spinach. The garden is a really great place for me.


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I have made a shift in my mindset and approach. Ignoring W making my focus elsewhere. Having my relationship with D without W. Making family plans without. Looking after myself. Responsibility, accountability, growth.

Had a great connect time with D this morning. Therapy, then out for coffee with a friend, worked in the garden and made a good dinner for D and I.

Im going out dancing with friends tonight.


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Rockon #2944548 03/24/23 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Rockon
I have made a shift in my mindset and approach. Ignoring W making my focus elsewhere. .

That's not a shift....

Because IGNORING those thoughts means that you are still having them in the first place....

Being so busy inside of your own head, working on YOUR issues, that whatever she is doing doesn't even cross your mind..... would be a shift...

Rock, you are still too close to the fire, and aren't even seeing it....

Don't get too lost in GAL that you ignore YOUR quiet time and healing....

Stop looking in the mirror to see if she is following you....

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