Relationships
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If someone looked only at the statistics of my life, they might summarize it with a short sentence: three marriages, three divorces. Numbers are tidy that way. They flatten years of love, struggle, growth, and change into something that looks like 1 simple fact from the outside. But real relationships are not tidy. They are… Read more
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As I sit here in 2026, rereading old posts and looking through photos, I know what comes next. And it doesn’t feel right to simply move forward without pausing here first. I don’t want to pull the rug out from under anyone who has been walking through this story with me. More context is needed.… Read more
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January 2009 – I chose 5 blog posts and re-wrote it all as one post with some deeper reflection. Much of that month was spent healing, and on major painkillers, so the original posts were “blurry” so to speak. New Year’s Eve came and went quietly, like it had for years. We stayed home. The… Read more
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I finally told TJ to get lost. Mark came to take care of the kids, and Jason came to take care of me. Both of them are doing a damn good job at their respective “duties,” and the house is peaceful once again. I feel happy—lighter and more carefree, like I used to. It’s been… Read more
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Around town, Jason Babcock has a reputation as a drunk asshole. About three months ago, he quit drinking, and from what I can see, he’s actually a pretty decent person now. We’ve been chatting online for a few days, and last night he came over so we could talk one-on-one for the first time. He… Read more
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