How Has It Been This Long?
When I separated from Nick, I wasn't seriously expecting a divorce. When we decided to get a divorce, I thought it would be over with by our anniversary. Well, guess what? September 21st was our 20-year marriage anniversary, 27 years together. We are still officially married in the state's eyes. Can this just be over yet? I feel like we'd both be in better places if we could put this marriage behind us. We could both move on with our lives. We could learn to co-parent. Maybe if we could open up the lines of communication that eluded us in our marriage, we could have an easier divorce. Matthew has spent three out of four weekends with his dad this month. He's also started school. There's been a change in Matthew that hasn't been the greatest. I knew 4th grade was going to be difficult, but there's also a lot of behaviors I see in him now that he was expressing before we left Nick's house. Disrespect for me. Yelling at me. Treating me poorly in general. I ...