“’I’m done. I don’t want to be his wife anymore.’ I knew I couldn’t be a wife to him anymore, but I was so scared of losing my best friend.”
- Love What Matters
- Family
- Co-Parenting
“’I’m done. I don’t want to be his wife anymore.’ I knew I couldn’t be a wife to him anymore, but I was so scared of losing my best friend.”
“For a long time, I saw this point of my life as the worst chapter, but I was so, so wrong. By her side is exactly where I’m supposed to be.”
“Learning to love myself again was essential to us being okay, and I knew it. We learned how ‘hard’ could be rewarding for us all.”
“We recently took our children to Disney World – along with his girlfriend, her ex-husband, and their child. This is our party of seven, because there is no rule book on family.”
“There was no growing into it–just like a band-aid, I ripped off all fear and nerves, and dove right in.”
“In a matter of 6 months, I had become a wife, stepmom, and immigrant in a country whose customs and language were completely different.”
“I was told, ‘If you loved him like you said you did, you wouldn’t leave him.’ ‘You should go to counseling and figure out what you could be doing better.’ ‘You made a vow to him.’ The lies and manipulation continued, and I broke. I no longer cared what anyone thought; I knew I could not continue in this toxic relationship.”
“I’ve been in my stepdaughter’s life for almost 8 years now.”
“I cried, ‘I’m here every step of the way.’ When I hold my grandbabies or hear their little giggles, it makes all the hard work and any shame or cruel comments we receive from strangers all worth it.”
“‘Lay upside down on the bed.’ ‘Hold the hair tie this way.’ ‘A detangler really helps.’ We tried it all until something finally clicked. These are small, but big wins for single dads.”