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Hi everybody,
The kids and I have been doing really well with all the tragedies that we faced lately. Within a 6 month period, my husband left, my FIL passed away, and our favorite dog was forced to leave the house and move in with my friend. Our dog then got hit by a car and died.
As a broken family, the kids and I were doing okay, staying strong and moving forward with our lives. That's until up to two days ago. It seems like all of a sudden, we fell and took a couple of steps back. All the anger and resentment that my kids held in, came out. I feel terrible that my kids have to go through this. I held them, talked to them and let them cry it out. I told them that they needed to grieve for all the losses we had.
After talking to my kids, I started to 'think' and wondered if I made a mistake by filing for divorce. I started to think, what if i stuck it out longer, waited longer, or tried harder to make the marriage work...for the kids. I know in my heart, it is not what I want and I can't make him change his mind. I (and the kids) do not deserve a man who didn't value me or his family and put all of us second for his MOW. I just feel so lost and confused right now. It feels like I'm back at square one and have to start all over again.
The kids and I have been doing really well with all the tragedies that we faced lately. Within a 6 month period, my husband left, my FIL passed away, and our favorite dog was forced to leave the house and move in with my friend. Our dog then got hit by a car and died.
As a broken family, the kids and I were doing okay, staying strong and moving forward with our lives. That's until up to two days ago. It seems like all of a sudden, we fell and took a couple of steps back. All the anger and resentment that my kids held in, came out. I feel terrible that my kids have to go through this. I held them, talked to them and let them cry it out. I told them that they needed to grieve for all the losses we had.
After talking to my kids, I started to 'think' and wondered if I made a mistake by filing for divorce. I started to think, what if i stuck it out longer, waited longer, or tried harder to make the marriage work...for the kids. I know in my heart, it is not what I want and I can't make him change his mind. I (and the kids) do not deserve a man who didn't value me or his family and put all of us second for his MOW. I just feel so lost and confused right now. It feels like I'm back at square one and have to start all over again.