Going through divorce

[SheilaT]

5. It can be hard. And people who have never really moved

very far find it especially difficult to imagine starting all over, making new friends, and so on.

The other really good thing about my move here is this: It freed my younger son to move himself, from Kansas to Portland, OR. Had I stayed in KS, he probably would have felt obligated to stay near me, especially given that my ex left me for another woman. But my willingness to leave, made it clear that he could do the same thing, and he has a great new life for himself.

I miss my sons, don't get to see them very often. but it's far better that we have our own separate lives than anyone staying stuck in a place, physically or emotionally.