It is very important to not bring yourself down to anyone else’s level. You rise above and remember to keep moving forward. Set a goal and get there, no matter what. Even on the hardest days as long as you moved an inch forward it is still forward. You can’t allow yourself to be bogged down or fall backwards. Don’t even look backwards because it doesn’t do you any good. And when you fail and fall (because you will) you fall forward. You don’t learn or make good changes in your life when things are great and easy. You become a better person when you’re tested by difficulties like these and make the corrections necessary to make your kids and your life better. You move forward for family and for yourself and you’ll come out on the other side better for it. My divorce made me a better father because of this mindset. And I saw all that you have gone through and you did the same thing. You set the goal to be a good father and got there. You fell a few times along the way, but, with a little dirt on your face, ash and smoke on your shoulders, you got there brother.