"I was your typical Midwestern girl, prom queen and homecoming court in high school, had the best time in college with friends to last a lifetime and after graduation got my first job and began life in the big city. As I worked thru my 20's I was single and fancy free and independent. I watched as most of my friends married and realized the clock was ticking for myself and just as they say when you least expect it you will find your perfect mate. Married at 30 with my first child following shortly thereafter. We fell into the typical married couple with a young child routine and I wanted to be the perfect wife with the Pottery Barn catalog home and lifestyle. Everything we did revolved around first my husband and then my son and a few years later my daughter. I thought if I kept them all first we would all be happy and survive. Little did I know that my world was really crumbling all around me. I lost touch with all of my close girlfriends from high school and college, my family relationships with my siblings and parents took a backseat and I completely lost who I was. My husband and I drifted apart and we all fell into this terrible monotonous routine. In May of 2014 my world imploded on that Monday after my son's 8th birthday. My husband was not the man I thought he was and enough was enough. I called my oldest brother (my hero) and without a question he dropped everything and drove 2 hours to my house to help me start to rebuild my life. From that day forward it was time to be the person I was supposed to be and not be afraid anymore." Welcome Jodi! We LOVE YOU! Story continued in comments)