Being a single parent is hard, no doubt about that. But, not as hard as trying to arrange your life and priorities around someone who clearly does not have your best interests at heart.
Most definitely. I recognize a lot of what you're talking about, and I do think there are people out there who deliberately seek out strong, independent people and enjoy breaking us. Literally. But that is neither here nor there -- the important part is getting away from it.
And I don't know how anyone else does that. For me, it was when my counselor told me that "not only do you have a
right, you have an
obligation to save yourself and your children" that the last door slammed shut. Just a couple of weeks ago. It's like it was that one piece of hte puzzle that I was missing to make it all come together.
(((hugs)))