Sadly, I think of my whole family as a train wreck. The worst part has been how this has affected my kids. Particularly the youngest one. I have to say, be glad she didn't move out and your kids had to shlep from one household to another every other weekend. This has been the absolute worst part of all this for me. I never dreamed I'd have to put my children through this....
But like Cat says, you have to watch mindset and thinking. When bad things happen I think we have to try to look at it in a positive light. It's an opportunity for growth and learning. We have to pick up all the pieces and use a much stronger glue for rebuilding.
There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.