I signed the divorce papers six months ago. Not because I stopped loving my wife, but because I had to make an impossible choice â her or my children. And if I hadnât acted when I did, I shudder to think what might have happened to Mason and Ellie....
My name is Jennifer, Iâm 25, and nine years ago, I lost the most important person in my life â my mom, Alice. She wasnât just my mother. She was my best friend, my safe place, my guide. She always smelled like lavender mixed with the warm sweetness of cinnamon rolls, and when she hugged me, it felt like the world couldnât touch me....
Friday evening, Nick and I arrived at the hotel, and for a short period of time, everything seemed to be going according to plan. When I walked into the lobby, everything was sparkling with elegance, the ocean views felt like something out of a dream, and the mood was so inviting that it made me feel as though I had stepped into the beginning of a weekend that was straight out of a storybook....
Despite the fact that I am 62 years old, newly widowed, and not very proficient with all of this online stuff, I truly need advice from other people. I lost my husband in the month of February. The 1968 Mustang fastback that he owned was one that he had himself refurbished....
When I first met Daniel, I was 28 years old, had just gone through a divorce, and was already the mother of someone else. Ellie, my daughter, was two years old at the time; she was lovely, inquisitive, and the focus of my universe....
When my widowed mom finally found love again, our family was ready to celebrate â everyone except my spiteful Aunt Dana. Her envy oozed like poison, and she crossed the line when she strutted into the wedding in a bridal-white gown, craving the spotlight....
My grandpaâs will revealed that he had been pretending to be deaf for months, listening to everything we said about him. His true feelings at the lawyerâs office revealed our familyâs greed and love, shocking and changing us....
I donât usually get riled up about strangers, but today? I damn near snapped.
It started at the feed store. I was picking up mineral blocks and fencing wire, wearing my usualâmud-caked boots, faded jeans, and yeah, my long blonde braid tucked under a beat-up ball cap....
I got into a car crash.
My husband dropped off our daughters to my MIL while he rushed to see me in the hospital. The next morning, he brought the kids there.
Upon seeing me, my 6-year-old busted into tears....