The Darwin chapter is so frustrating. When infidelity takes a seat in relationships, friends can be a wonderful...or, a hindering influence.
The Sound of Loathing
I have heard the sound of loathing, and I can't turn back. It snakes through my mind, pushing happiness aside. I know how it sounds to be hated. It has been a challenge to document the next part of my infidelity story. Even thinking about this part of my experience tightens my chest and sends... Continue Reading →
The Hell We Put Our Kids Through with Infidelity
This is the hell we put our kids through. Infidelity, the game changing behavior and its impact my adult children.
Panic Meets Humiliation
Gaining my bearings, I noticed there, beyond the snowy field, was the town home community I had been circling. The stark contrast of the field (that was too dark to see), touching the edge of the brightly lit neighborhood, created a new question I couldn't face alone... I quietly dialed 911. [Excerpt from Beyond The... Continue Reading →
Beyond the Snowy Field
When I finally located my husband's car, it was the only car left in a dark and still Veterans Administration clinic parking log. The clinic was long closed. I know; I checked. And I was quite simply terrified to go look into his car... [excerpt from What About You blog post] I had driven for... Continue Reading →
What About You?
This is what women do. They do the things that mere mortals shouldn't have the courage to do. I walked most fearfully and shamefully to look into his car. Had I gone too far in my fury?
Click, Click, Click
Sunday morning came after a fitful night of sleep. Discovering my husband's secret was beyond rationalizing or applying logic to find my way forward. Little did I know, this cold Sunday in February, would be the last day for quite some time that I'd have my poop in a group. (That's our family's way of... Continue Reading →
Four Score and Seven Gallons of Ice-Cream Ago…
Four score and seven gallons of ice cream ago, it was Saturday, February 10, 2018. I didn't know when I woke up this would be a pretty big deal of a day. It was a whopper of a big deal day. This particular Saturday followed a Friday. And Friday was the day I took a... Continue Reading →