I’m back :(

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I had a text conversation with W this morning. She texted about logistics with S1. Once that was settled, I threw out "How are you?". She shared some feelings and thoughts, nothing too deep. She asked how I was.

I tried not to throw too much at her, just acknowledged I was working through emotions and reaching out to people for help. I said, "I'm confused, but I know you may not have answers to my questions right now, or you don't want to answer them. I know it was hard for you to say what you did on Sunday."

She said "I'm glad you're reaching out and I'm sure you are hurting too, it's not just me".

I acknowledge this, and I encouraged her to open up to some people. "I know how you like to tackle things yourself." I felt like I was pushing a little too hard with this one. She changed the subject after that, so I didn't go back to anything R related. A few texts about the kids. At this point, we were all (D11, S1, dog) waiting at the bus stop in the dark, so I shared a picture and a video of S1 watching the big, flashing bus roll up through the night. She was appreciative, and I left it there.