For my daughter’s sake, I stayed in this unhealthy relationship for too long, for my daughter’s sake! that’s what I’ve been telling myself, but how is this for her? She is 13months, she loves her daddy, but how healthy is it for her if we are in a bad relationship? Eventually she will feel the tension, she will hear the words, she will see and understand the way my husband treats me. This is not the example that I want to set for her.
so, for my daughter’s sake, for my sake, for all of us… I’m going to respect myself and not let anyone else disrespect me, for all our sakes I’m going to decide once and for all what I can and cannot live with. I will try very hard to make the relationship work, but not at the expense of my own self-respect and health… because stress is toxic and definately not at the expense of my daughter. I never wanted to be a single mom, I never wanted my daughter to grow up without her father around, because I didn’t grow up with my father… but I grew up with a step-father who loved and took very good care of us. So for now, if I have to I will just focus on being a great mom and just love and protect her.
Tags: for my daughter's sake, good example, self-respect, single parent, stress is toxic, unhealty marriage
