Sorry to say it, but nothing has changed. I've been working on the GAL thing and am enjoying life a lot more, but the M remains the same.
Now that I've said that, I have to admit that it's not entirely true. Nothing in our R has changed, but I've been learning to deal with the NPD and I'm doing better. There have also been some other changes that have lessened the tensions around the place.
For one thing, we now have two of the girls off to college. D19 would never make any effort to accommodate the NPD and was openly confrontational with W. There was, and is still a lot of bitterness there, but since D19 is off at school rather than living under the same roof, there isn't the constant opportunity for conflict.
D15 is the only one left, and she has become quite adept at avoiding W. I've kind of stepped back from W's animal rescue stuff and spend the time with D15 instead. While W is doing her animal thing, we do drill team, soccer, shooting, a little mountain biking (a misnomer in north Texas) and some other stuff together without W and have a great time.
So to sum this up, the SS part of the M hasn't changed at all. In fact, I honestly can't even remember when we last ML. But W has always been fine with that and I'm doing much better with it. I'm feeling good about myself, I have a good R with my kids, conflicts with W are way down, and I'm happier than I've been in a long time.
