Tag: kids
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Loved?
I didn’t feel loved as much as I felt…needed. As in medicinally. As if my presence was required to not go off the deep end. The deep end of thoughts, and anxiety, and destructive behavior. I couldn’t leave. I could barely go to the store alone. Much less have a conversation about divorce… Any time…
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Liar
I Lied To save my family I Lied To keep my daughters safe I Lied To give my babies a mom and dad I Lied To protect their future What does that make me? Do I deserve punishment? Do I deserve banishment? Does the why even matter? I’m so lost…
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Maybe
I’m ashamed to say I took my daughters’ love for granted for 14 years. I thought it was assumed. I thought it was a given. They’re little, young, naive, it doesn’t count… But when it’s gone…you’ll run through fire to get it back. When it’s gone your soul falls from your body flat on the…