Originally Posted by
Hawkeye13 
How about focusing on you and your kids and your own career for the next year and take a "fast" from dating?
I'm glad you are OK
Thank you, Hawkeye. You've always been a dear.
Something good has happened from all this, because I am for the first time, honestly, excited and positive about career re-building. I am finding my voice and finding my way, even if I did just take a bit of a tumble there.
Since eradicating the surgeon from my life, I've been spring cleaning. Starting with getting rid of all the expired medications in the cabinets. :-) Never trusted doctors much. After what I learned and experienced with the surgeon, I was more right than I realized. Geez.
I don't know if I will stop dating entirely again...maybe and maybe not...but I think more energy will go towards career, for sure.