Night Time.

The Best:

I went out with a friend from Nar-Anon who was in need of some support. I'd been very judgmental of her the first few times I met her. She is really well-manicured, and I judged her for buying into an aesthetic that I find offensive and harmful. Getting to know her has humbled me and made me see how much we have in common. She is a smart, funny woman who is hurting a lot right now and who is in a very similar situation to my own, so I am glad to have reached out to her. I'm glad she reached back tonight.

The Worst:

I am struggling with how to respond to my husband, and I think that I am being too cold. When I got home tonight, he said he was going to bed. "Good," I said. "I'm going out with a friend from my program." He seemed hurt, and I didn't know how to comfort him without getting too involved in his mess. I want to find balance in my interactions with him. I don't want to be too distant and too cold, but I don't want to lose myself in getting swept up in his pain.