Yall saying I'm a great dad has been working on my mind. I don't really see it. I feel as I'm just being dad and doing what a parent need to do. What I'm supposed to be doing.
You're right, of course. However, I honestly think it is an accomplishment in and of itself to do what we're supposed to be doing when we're involved with an addict. You're right, it changes us and damages us. It twists us up. It makes what would have been an easy and obvious situation with another partner so much harder to comprehend. Our minds get screwed with.
You're giving your kids a gift by being a good responsible dad. They desperately need one sane parent.