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SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
5. At the age of 59, getting divorced after having been married for 25 years,
Sat Jun 2, 2012, 09:59 PM
Jun 2012

I moved 800 miles away to another state to start a new life.

Best possible thing I could have done. I've started a new life, just live quietly, and have friends. It also inspired my younger son to move even farther away himself, some 1200 miles to yet another part of the country, and start his new life.

While there are still things I miss about being married and about my ex, in my most optimistic fantasies that the marriage had not ended, I can't imagine having persuaded him to move to this place.

I've also recently resumed writing and have even started submitting.

Leap and the Net Appears. [View all] kimmerspixelated Jun 2012 OP
I wish I had something to tell you. kentauros Jun 2012 #1
Then, ya gotta leap Ricochet21 Jun 2012 #2
Yes-s kentauros Jun 2012 #3
Man Ricochet21 Jun 2012 #9
I'm shooting for at least 125k kentauros Jun 2012 #10
Thanks, Kentaurus! kimmerspixelated Jun 2012 #4
At the age of 59, getting divorced after having been married for 25 years, SheilaT Jun 2012 #5
Woah. BlueIris Jun 2012 #6
It helps a lot to be an essentially optimistic person. SheilaT Jun 2012 #7
I think one of the best gifts we can give our kids is to demonstrate living outside fear. davsand Jun 2012 #8
THANK YOU ALL! kimmerspixelated Jun 2012 #11
I am mid-leap teenagebambam Jun 2012 #12
Cool.. kimmerspixelated Jun 2012 #13
You'll be fine Ricochet21 Jun 2012 #18
Been leaping my whole life agent46 Jun 2012 #14
Wow, I never would've kimmerspixelated Jun 2012 #15
I have a good one The Blue Flower Jun 2012 #16
Wow, what a story! Tumbulu Jun 2012 #17
Love this! kimmerspixelated Jun 2012 #19
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