When you get triggered, you have a glass of juice instead of a shot of tequila.

when D day comes and goes and you forgot to think about "it"

First you rag on my work ethics, then you go through my closet.

You guys are relentless today!

I'm busted too....

DARN that healing......

if...

You can clean your gun without thinking of OM...

Or sharpen knives...

to you SL....

not2fun

.......LOVE that one Mark....

not2fun

...you drive by a former rendez-vous point for the offenders and barely notice...

...you put on makeup to enhance your beauty instead of to hide the bags under your eyes from lack of sleep and crying...

...something good happens to you and you don't wait for that danged other shoe...

When you see a person on their cell phone and NOT think they are speaking to their OP!

When you can drive by a Best Western and NOT trigger into puddle of goo.

You all are making me laugh and cry. I am reminded of where I've been, can see my progress, and see that maybe I'm headed to a place where I don't remember so much one day.





When you laugh and then realize....

Wow! I didn't fake that or even force it out. That laugh was REAL!

You know you're recovered when:

1. You can see a clown and not be reminded of the OW in her make-up.

2. You can see a clown and not offer the OW a make-over.

3. You can see a clown and realize it is not the OW needing yet another haircut.

(hmmmm, maybe OW should see someone about her hair and make-up?)

4. You can hear OW's name and not need to vomit, cringe, or have other revolting thoughts. Now, OW's name is just pronounced sort of like the way "Neumann" is said on Seinfeld. And you both laugh.

5. You can look at your husband and the first thing you think of is how glad you are he is in your life.

6. You can look at your husband and think, "He needs to shave." And nothing else follows!

7. You can have great SF with your spouse, and nothing else crosses your mind, except another trip to Victoria's Secret.

8. You don't date everything in relation to d-day. "Oh, I bought this 3 months pre-d-day. That blouse I got one year after d-day, and 2 months before the A stopped." Things just happen, and you have to look at an actual CALENDAR to figure out when they happened!

9. You wear your wedding ring, anniversary ring, and other jewelry, and never even think about it anymore. And your H wears his stuff, too, that is, when he can find it and doesn't yell from the other room, "Where is my ring?" like YOU were the last one to have it on.

10. And finally, you know you're recovered when you and your husband can fight and the A doesn't come up - because the fight is about maybe the LAUNDRY and only about the LAUNDRY - and your emotions are limited to the LAUNDRY. The OW doesn't even enter into it, and you don't even think about the A when you get upset at him. (Maybe later, you wish you HAD thought about it, but you didn't and missed the opportunity to use the AMMO!!!)

*raises hand* Yep. This is me.

This stuff is too funny...

Last night I was watching some wedding planning show on tv thinking those idiots, they have no idea what they're getting themselves into...

This is too close to the truth. My second oldest DD was excited to announce her engagement. I wished I did not feel so cynical toward M right now. I think her feelings were hurt as I was not really able to feel a lot of optimism. How long does it take?

When you can drive by OW house and forget she lives there.
When you forget OW's phone number.
When you see a car like OW drives and it doesn't register.

I think you've crawled into my mind.

Do we really get THERE, SB?

You see a license plate that has "DPG" on it and don't automatically think "ditchpig."

Yes, SMB.

OMG this isn't me but it gives me a great idea of what to buy the OW for Christmas!!!! Can you buy personalized plates for someone anonymously?

(ok, obviously this is a sign of regression but doesn't it sound like a great idea?)