Jay blew into our lives like a whirl wind. He was my cousin’s fiancé’s cousin (kinda confusing, I know) and we met because my cousin lived in the apartment upstairs from me.

We started talking slowly – my car got stuck in the snow a few times and he would come down and get me out.

Then we started actually hanging out, and the first time he came over, we talked nonstop for 4 hours! It was great. I was actually happy when I was with him, and I felt so…

Violet’s dad and I had been having problems for a while. Truth be told, we had been having them prior to having Violet. But we loved each other, and we did try to make it work. I just got to a point where I

didn’t want to try anymore, it wasn’t getting any better. I…

After being out of work, and living on one income plus a small amount of unemployment, we decided that I needed to go back to work. Violet was older, she was more adjusted and a little less clingy. We decided to

give it a try - again.

I called up the…