Just catching up - and very shocked to read about what happened Jet. I too feel that any man who can do something like this once, could do it again... he needs to take responsibility for his actions. You cannot in any way be responsible for what happened.
I wanted to talk to you about Dan. And Christmas. I'm sure Dad loved Christmas, yes? Are there family traditions? Things you've always done for the boys? Things that will be HARD for you to keep doing, without Dan there?
I hope I'm not speaking out of turn but I adore Christmas. Christmas for me is my Mum... and everything she did to make that time of year so very special for me as a child, teenager and later adult. The year she died, one month before Christmas, I "passed on Christmas", stayed here, and didn't mark it. But, since then, on the contrary - I have sought to replicate all the Christmas traditions, recipes, decorations, etc etc that SHE taught me. Things that, as a family, we all shared... (we even kept the "stocking" tradition going for YEARS in our house, even though we're all adult, and no one has kids!).
So yes, while I know that Christmas will be a very sad time for you - not least because Dan was with you last Christmas, albeit it seriously ill - I do like to think that Mum sees what I go out of my way to produce each year... whether dieting or not. Christmas to me is sacred... and I will make her recipes year in year out and EAT THEM!
For your break this weekend - it sounds as if you really needed it. How are you getting on though this weekend with a restart?
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