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โA few years back, that was me. The worst part was custody hearing in March. This morning I sang in the car. It comes back slowly, like feeling in your fingers after the cold. Sending love.โ
โIf you're scared right now, I get it. Not that long ago, about a year, that was me. Back then, a court date that keeps moving. I laugh properly again. Sending love.โ
โSorry, this got long. If you're at the start of this, I won't pretend it's easy. The first few months were the worst of my life. But I'm writing this from the other side, and some days now I forget to be sad. A free legal clinic helped me fill in the forms. Go slowly.โ
โFor whoever is where I was: I've been there. For me it was in 2023. Mine was the cost of the solicitor. Some weeks I don't think about it at all. Bit by bit it comes back.โ