“When I walked out of the tattoo parlor with my husband’s handwriting tattooed on my ‘ugly hand,’ it was now something beautiful. I look down and feel pride I was able to overcome and leave with my own life.”

“When I walked out of the tattoo parlor with my husband’s handwriting tattooed on my ‘ugly hand,’ it was now something beautiful. I look down and feel pride I was able to overcome and leave with my own life.”
“It’s not you, it’s them. Sure, that line is often a lame justification for a one-sided break up, but in the case of your mentally ill loved one, it’s most often true.”
“I have never shared something this unique with a student ever.”
“We became a family. They were crying on closing night because they had to part ways for a bit.”
“I was so nervous I could have puked. This could make or break us. ‘Tiffany, this doesn’t change anything. I know what I was getting myself into.’ I knew I was looking at my future husband.”
“Being pregnant is not easy, especially with all the mood swings. Jonathan was there by my side through it all. He’s taken me to my appointments, fed me, nurtured me. He was there for me emotionally and to give me belly rubs.”
“I told her I was just looking for my counterpart, the girl next door. ‘I wish I met you sooner,’ she quietly told me. Then I was invited to her wedding.”
“He brought up the idea of traveling with him and I agreed to give this camper life a chance.”
“There is life after loss. It is possible to live in the here and now and still honor and respect what was.”
“If these red flags resonate with you, it is time for your partner to get un-enmeshed with their parent.”