How are you doing?
Hey there, Katherine Miller here again to check up and see how you’re doing with your healthy habits. Are you making progress? Are you doing anything to improve your life? Are you still thinking about the divorce, or are you in the middle of it?
Let me share something personal. I made the decision to divorce when I had two young children. I was the first person in my family to ever get divorced, going back generations. My grandmother told me before I got married for the first time, “You can never divorce because family comes first.” I know it takes a lot to make the decision to end your marriage, especially if it goes against your culture, family values, or even your religion. But I also know that if you don’t make a change, nothing changes.
I thought about living my life with my now ex-husband. I thought about my children growing up and leaving home, my parents passing away, and my older years, and what it would be like to be in a marriage with someone I just did not belong with. I made the difficult decision to end my marriage. Today, as I reflect on it, over 20 years later, I still feel sad that I caused pain to him and my children. I disrupted my own life as well. Knowing what I know now, I would still do it again because it was the right decision for me. Ultimately, it was the right decision for my children and for him. We were able to move forward as a family, not married to each other. I formed a partnership with someone new, and I’m much happier.
I’m glad I made that decision, even though it was not easy. If you’re struggling with a similar decision, I invite you to call us. Let’s talk about it and explore your options. It doesn’t have to be as bad as you might think, as bad as you’ve read about, or as bad as people tell you.