I've been sorting through all the paperwork about my divorce and residency court case for littlemad this morning as my outlook inbox is full so the 3500 (I kid you not!) about the divorce needed to be filed away. It's given me an odd mixture of intense sadness and overwhelming pride about where I was and where I am now.
Before I go out and buy a bloody big cake for myself I want to say to all you lovely ladies out there who might be reading this, if your partner makes you feel less than special, if they undermine your confidence in yourself, not just by shouting or violence, if you have a vague sense of 'I wouldn't be able to do this because I know I'm no good' then you need to do something about it because you know what, you are good enough, you don't deserve it and life DOES get better.
The early emails/solicitors letter and my responses are not pretty reading but it's made me see how far I've come, how much I like myself now and how lovely my life is now.
Just needed to let that our somewhere safe, as you were....