• SURVIVAL & HEALING

    Out of the Abyss – Losing Myself

    When I married my first husband, and father of my two children, life changed.  He already had two young boys.  So I was instantly a 20 year old stepmother of two.   Despite the pleading of  my parents to at least wait until after graduation, I quit college at the beginning of my junior year to get married.  I convinced myself that my life would be wonderful.  My life would consist of creating a happy home with my new husband and his boys. There Were Signs There were signs  that things were not good even before the marriage.  I missed these.  Signs of  infidelity, emotional abuse, anger, control issues.  We fought…