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Divorce is Odd
I have been going through a divorce for the last several months. Well really from my perspective since September of last year. To start the story in the middle without attempting to describe the reasons for the divorce, at the end of August I spent a week in the hospital due to my chronic Depression. That is an entire series of articles, so for now, just leave it there. Around this time the contract I was working on ended with both myself and the employer not wanting to renew, again there is an entire series of stories here that I am skipping, but I was looking for work.
This was when my wife of 31 years told me that she wanted a divorce. At the time this was a complete shock, I was clueless. I spent several sessions talking to the doctors I saw after my time in the hospital talking about why I was surprised. Around this time I started writing, not anything directed just random thoughts that will never see the light of day.
My wife had told me right up front that she would not file as long as I needed to find a job and in fact, would hold off until after insurance kicked in with whatever position I found. So, I spent the next several month’s job hunting, interviewing, and writing. I discovered several things about myself, first at the age of 55. I now knew what I wanted to be when I grew up, I am an author. Also, my marriage had been adding to my stress, this surprised me quite a lot because I had thought of the relationship as the center of…
