I'm still in the middle of things but lately I've been thinking more about the good things and less about the bad.

I'm grateful for my ex being a manipulative liar. She's gotten away with it for so long she's comfortable. The court seemingly notices through her filings of false claims then walking back her statements to "clarify what she really means".

I'm grateful for the few people that stood by me during my exes smear campaign. The family friends that saw through her BS and have watched my daughter during court dates, doctors appointments and have continued to let my daughter have sleep overs.

I'm grateful for for my therapist that has been a tremendous help with my mental health. I haven't been all positive but he helped pull me out of hopelessness and when my ex was going real low he helped me stay on the high road.

I'm grateful for some other deeply personal things that I won't mention but I can recognize that they have also been a tremendous help.