Addiction is an illness that rocks families everyday. For the majority of my life, it has rocked mine. I married and loved an addict. I just didn't know that's what he was until I was already drowning in the consequences. All his secrets and the omissions were everywhere and each discovery was heavy with shame.… Continue reading Street
Tag: Divorce
Moving the line.
My Ex called me yesterday. I did not pick up at first. I finished what I was doing. This is a behavior I taught myself as I learned the idea of boundaries. That this person, who inevitably brings a whirlwind into my life, doesn't get my time or energy until I say so. He called… Continue reading Moving the line.
Gift, too.
M's Dad is in the waves of his second divorce. As the first wife and M's mother, I don't know details, but they trickle my way. Moved out to a hotel. Gambling. Restraining order. Broken down car. Rooming house. I could have made my role grand inquisitor, but M is twelve. My job is to… Continue reading Gift, too.
Love, Mom 