The roller coaster of emotions over the last few weeks has been a learning experience. Realizing that if I take the time to process my feelings, no matter how foreign it feels to me, and let the “knee jerc” reactions pass by without putting them into action, things generally seem to go better. I’m over 2 years sober, going through a divorce, working in another country two weeks at a time, and getting to see my daughter every 3rd week when I am back in the states. I got a message from her today telling me she missed school because she’s packing up her room to move. It hit me like a ton of bricks and started to go into “panic” mode. Then I remembered that from her perspective I’ve probably already “moved away” when I left the house and the marriage situation and when I took this job out of the country. She’s already processed everything that hit me today and I realize how strong she is and how proud I am of her. I believe I’m helping everyone in this situation get to a better place, I hope I am anyway 
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It sounds like there’s a lot to be proud of. Good job recognizing that.
Thank you Mary, it’s definitely been a lot to process.