I am grateful for my ex wife and for how she has raised our children ànd could not be m0re proud of who they are, now as young adults. Although we often disagree about quite a lot, I am grateful for these things. She has, for the very most part, raised our children as we had intended and agreed when we were still married. For this, I will be forever thankful, forever grateful, and humbled.
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That’s nice! I’m sure it wasn’t easy. It’s great that you can have those feelings
Thanks, Lee. You're right. It isn't always easy. I tend to err to the side of honesty when it comes to addiction and this has been used against me by many a person and in so many ways, however, it helps me sleep at night, which I have enough trouble with as is so I'm not going to let other's negativity influence my own actions in such a bad way.
I am grateful to be alive and to be sober, and I try to protect these two things at almost any cost.
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That’s an impressive example of gratitude💪
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That’s cool man. There’s a lot of emotional maturity there. Good for you.
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That is really touching. You are a better person. You are In a better frame of mind to be able to admit that. Great job
Wow this post was amazing
Thanks. They are amazing kids and don't get me wrong, she has done some foul things toward me, but that has nothing to do with how she raised those kids and I have to give credit where credit is due.
Thank you, brother.
Even when I was in a low place and we barely spoke, I would tell her what a great job she did in raising them. It does zero good to tear down the mother of my kids. That just leaves them with a pare t who is worse off. If only she had that same conviction, I imagine my addiction would have went much differently. At the end of the day, regardless, I made my choices, and God still had a plan and to see it through. Thank you for the response!
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Thank you, Cathy. I didn't expect such a response from folks. I didn't expect any response. I had spoken to my daughter right before I did my gratitude, that's all.
Goes to show you how the majority of people live and think about relations. Good for you for rising above it. My folks divorced when I was 5 and never saw them together or speak once after.
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I get it. It is frankly quite sad. To be honest, she has done me wrong, many a Time and in many ways, since the divorce. But again, her job with raising the kids has very little to do with any of that. I am grateful for one, not the other.