I managed to get past a very similar situation...but I'm a guy. My wife was going through an alcohol dependency and I was left to take care of our very young children...and her. She was a horrid person on alcohol...and many times I thought of just going far away. She was smart enough to use the predisposition for courts to leave minor children with the female...so I had to stay. In hindsight, I see that she was able to balance everything so she could continue to have someone around to take care of her...

It took five years of drinking...and a lot of patience...but she's been dry for about 15 years, now. Things have been pretty good, but now it's me with very bad reflections on how I was treated. You can turn the page...but the page is still in the book....

Mixed feelings about that.......