This is my first time on here. I'm a divorced single mom of two boys ages 5 & 6. I was having a rough night tonight(crying and ready to throw in the towel), on top of having a stressful day at work, when I came upon this site. Some that I read made me cry even more because I'm there myself, some made me chuckle, and some made my heart break. I never asked for the heart ache that come with feeling so alone. I've never felt such rage against the things my ex had done to my boys or myself. And just when I feel like I can't go on anymore and the depression is goes so deep that you feel like you're in one of those cartoons where you never hear the character hit bottom, My boys give me a smile that tells me everything will be okay. So I want to tell everyone here, thanks for the tears when I didn't have the strength to get them out on my own and thanks for the laughs when I needed it the most.

Hi I just read your post, I am also new to this site, I have already found it very helpful and as you say very emotional in all the senses. I hope everything works out for and you keep moving on, I have been seperated from my ex for 2 years and the first six months were horrible. But then it became the next 6 months and the next 6 months and I am getting there. The hardest is at night when there is no one to talk to but that gets better cause you just come here and share all that it is that you can't tell anyone else.

It's been two years for me also. I came to WA in 2006 after a separation. Then divorce soon followed. I've been blessed to find a dear friend to talk to, but he's single with no kids and he does the best he can. He gives me great advice and lets me vent and cry. But I need to know that I'm not alone in this journey. I need to talk to those that wearing the same shoes I am! This truly is a great place.

I've been here just a couple of months and many of the people here are already like dear friends to me, though I don't know many real names!

It helps so much to know there are other people who have been through what you're going through, who have good advice, or just care enough to sent you a long-distance hug.

Hang in there, C.J. It'll get better.