“Be gentle with yourself. You are doing the best you can.”

A meeting of the minds was our next attempt at an effort to make peace. Typically, a double date would seem like an excellent idea. A double date with my ex-husband, his new wife, and my very new beau, however, was not exactly the “good time” that I had in mind. Much like all of our interactions, the tension was as thick as my mama’s cornbread, and even a burning shot of whiskey didn’t seem to calm my nerves.