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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will get better, then it will get hard, then it will get better again and it will get hard again.
2 years divorced and I still struggle. Especially around the holidays.

I've learned to pick up hobbies and use my time wisely on the weekends when I don't have the kids (we split 50/50 and alternate weekends)  so that when my kids are with me, I'm 100% with them.  They get more quality out of me for sure.  It's the quantity that I struggle with.  My son lost a tooth and I wasn't able to be the tooth fairy = crushing.

I only communicated with my asshole XH about the kids, and it's facts. Never anything negative.  
Think of texting him as a business transaction, it makes it easier, takes the emotions out of it.

My kids both have cell phones now (which of course I pay for, he doesn't...) but it makes it MUCH easier that I can communicate with them even when they are not with me.

Good luck![/quote]

These are good ideas.

I'm divorced too, and three years out it has gotten easier.

Stop focusing on your ex and take this time to focus on yourself. You have been through a good deal of trauma and need to heal. That might be curling up in a chair with tea and a good book, getting a pedicure, taking a long bath, doing a Netflix binge with Chinese food. Whatever makes you happy - just do it.

This is a good list of ideas if you've been so busy you can't remember what makes you happy: http://www.southtampatherapy.com/Elizabeths_Blog/Entries/2009/1/3_Pleasurable_Activities_List.html[/quote]

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