I agree with Melissa in terms of befriending Ms. Betty and staying strong. Some folks wouldn't care. It's good that you still do. someone here may act on her behalf but sometimes interventions don't turn out as we hope. -Hafsa
You've written very eloquently about your current situation and just about existential topics in general. Do you think that you will be able to repair your family relationships? Do you think your kids will be lastingly damaged by all that's happened? Also, what's going on with your vampire novel? Is ...
Also, because you appreciate poetry, I am posting this for you. It isn't my own work. Instead, it's by spoken word poet, Sabrina Benaim. I don't know if it will jump off the page the way it literally vibrates when she performs it: "Explaining my depression to my mother: A ...