Pulling back the curtains

“It takes a long time to grow an old friend.”

Today's Mother's day, and even though she's not my mother, my mind naturally turns to the mother of my children, Josie, and all the wonderful times we've had. 

I'm truly so grateful that through these years, we've managed to stay strong friends. As a matter of fact, she'll be coming over later today to play games and celebrate mom's day, along with the kids. 

How special it is that our love and friendship has endured all this time (more than thirty years!) and that Corb and I have had her in our lives and fighting the good fight together every step of the way. I remember once that Ashley once said, in a fit of annoyance, "Why can't you two hate each other the way most divorced couples do?" But I think, now that she is grown, she realizes the fact we didn't take that route was a better choice for everyone involved. 

I love you, Josie! And I know that you love these, so thought as my mom's day gift to you that I would dig into my vault and share some scribblings I put down, back in 2002 and 2010, that express a little of what you've meant to me through the years. 

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Tuesday, Josie and I took the biggest step in our relationship we've taken in seven years.

That is, we signed our divorce papers.

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