The only person I can control and change is myself.

It was sad to realize that I cannot keep my daughter from making bad choices. Letting go of her was painful. I will always love her.

Claire, 29, has circled back, thank goodness. I feel proud of her.

Of course I have, after all I did get divorced twice.

It was a slow process, but when I realized that I could not change (or help) the problem in my life .... I divorced him. Denial of a problem, inability to recognize problem(s), and a temperament change that brought me to the point of my avoiding my husband of 37 years, that all added up to something that could not be fixed, could not be changed. So, two years after the divorce was final I am accepting that I cannot fix everything in my world, and that I was not going to be able to fulfill my wedding day vows to care for him in sickness and in health, etc. I had to work on accepting that was what my reality, and my life now is so much happier, richer, busier, and worth celebrating! Sometimes I miss him - not what he became, but what he was when we were happier and healthier. There were a lot of great times, and it has been a struggle, but worth the effort, to let go of "then", and accept "now". Oh, SO much happier to realize and accept that this better version is my life now!

Appropriate message for me today -- finally letting go of a relationship that took over 8 years of my life. Have no energy to get back up on that roller coaster again. My sadness will pass and I can imagine the relationship floating away like a balloon on the breeze.

sometimes I'd rather a wet pant leg. a good head bang. more than my fair share of angst, and a good dose of humility. if that is what's due. can be awfully courageous as well.

am i able to apply that meme to my life somehow, i'll note it for sure.

I've let go, but she refuses to leave! Now what? ??