That was the subject line of the email sent to three women who’ve divorced.
Treads was married to the poster manchild who married someone who always omitted child molester vibes the first time I met him
KC was married to someone who, in the end, bent her to his will because he promised to fight her tooth and nail.
Autumn said it was such a relief to not be married to someone who couldn’t stop lying.
Then there’s SOS. Her now-ex husband kidnapped their children after a decade of plotting to destroy her — with the means to do it.
I recognize myself in these women. These brilliant, formidable women formed from the strongest elements forged in the fire of adversity.
I’ve watched these women shed the bruised and calloused skins of their marriages.
No matter what I choose to do, I’ll be fine. I know that.
But right now, I am exposed and raw.
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