Alyssa

Okay, so I wrote this all down to kind of keep me from going down too many bunny trails. Okay. I hope you have your waders on because this is going to be a deep mess.

Okay, so I wrote this all down to kind of keep me from going down too many bunny trails. Okay. I hope you have your waders on because this is going to be a deep mess.

I would like to preface this by saying I have built myself a beautiful life. I have a small home. I run a small business out of, and I absolutely love my husband and our four-month-old little girl.

I would like to preface this by saying I have built myself a beautiful life. I have a small home. I run a small business out of, and I absolutely love my husband and our four-month-old little girl.

I would like to preface this by saying I have built myself a beautiful life. I have a small home. I run a small business out of, and I absolutely love my husband and our four-month-old little girl.

Originally, I was going to ask you how I can reconcile the differences with where my husband and I started our relationship about 10 years ago to where we are now. But something happened this weekend that kind of changed the trajectory of my question a little bit. I've known my husband for about 10 years. And when we met, I was coping with childhood abuse, recently lost a cousin to suicide.

Originally, I was going to ask you how I can reconcile the differences with where my husband and I started our relationship about 10 years ago to where we are now. But something happened this weekend that kind of changed the trajectory of my question a little bit. I've known my husband for about 10 years. And when we met, I was coping with childhood abuse, recently lost a cousin to suicide.

Originally, I was going to ask you how I can reconcile the differences with where my husband and I started our relationship about 10 years ago to where we are now. But something happened this weekend that kind of changed the trajectory of my question a little bit. I've known my husband for about 10 years. And when we met, I was coping with childhood abuse, recently lost a cousin to suicide.

And he was like the first person to actually hold me and let me cry. I was okay with a lot of drugs, drinking, promiscuity, stuff like that. I'm not okay with that anymore.

And he was like the first person to actually hold me and let me cry. I was okay with a lot of drugs, drinking, promiscuity, stuff like that. I'm not okay with that anymore.

And he was like the first person to actually hold me and let me cry. I was okay with a lot of drugs, drinking, promiscuity, stuff like that. I'm not okay with that anymore.

That's how I coped. Okay, great. About five years ago, I lost my dad to a drug overdose. He was 54. I got the opportunity to be lucky enough to bring my husband home from the hospital from a drug overdose. So I'm wondering how I can protect myself and our four-month-old while still offering my husband the connection he so desperately needs without enabling him.

That's how I coped. Okay, great. About five years ago, I lost my dad to a drug overdose. He was 54. I got the opportunity to be lucky enough to bring my husband home from the hospital from a drug overdose. So I'm wondering how I can protect myself and our four-month-old while still offering my husband the connection he so desperately needs without enabling him.

That's how I coped. Okay, great. About five years ago, I lost my dad to a drug overdose. He was 54. I got the opportunity to be lucky enough to bring my husband home from the hospital from a drug overdose. So I'm wondering how I can protect myself and our four-month-old while still offering my husband the connection he so desperately needs without enabling him.

Yeah. Yeah, no, thanks for taking my call. I never thought I would actually get to talk to you, so it's super cool.

Yeah. Yeah, no, thanks for taking my call. I never thought I would actually get to talk to you, so it's super cool.

Yeah. Yeah, no, thanks for taking my call. I never thought I would actually get to talk to you, so it's super cool.

So we met, and I was, I guess, a little bit of a party girl. And we were okay. I was okay with us, like, drinking, having a good time. I told him previously, I'm like, I'm not... a stickler when it comes to like porn use and stuff like that.

So we met, and I was, I guess, a little bit of a party girl. And we were okay. I was okay with us, like, drinking, having a good time. I told him previously, I'm like, I'm not... a stickler when it comes to like porn use and stuff like that.

So we met, and I was, I guess, a little bit of a party girl. And we were okay. I was okay with us, like, drinking, having a good time. I told him previously, I'm like, I'm not... a stickler when it comes to like porn use and stuff like that.