Dirty Work - Child Abuse, But Not What You Think
"She got the worst of the abuse." When my husband finally said those words out loud, I felt both validated and furious. Mainly because I'd spent years denying what it really was.
Last week, I wrote about the end of the custody battle in Clean Break, a final agreement that ended a years-long tug of war. That story resonated far more than I ever expected, and more than one person told me it felt like closure.
Well, all I can say is that while there was closure on paper, there’s still none in real life. Not yet, anyway.
That’s not to say things aren’t hopeful; they definitely are.
But this platform is my space to talk about things as they were, as they are, and how to work through what happens after in the best possible way.
That being said, I know this part of my story won’t sit well with certain people.
I don’t give a damn.
Not once has anyone argued that what I've written is false; they just hate that I'm saying it.
We talk about breaking cycles of abuse, but this is what it's like when you actively become involved in breaking one, and my goal here is honesty, not blame.
I'm hoping if I can be honest about my pain, someone might read something here that helps their own.
You don’t get to argue the experiences you refused to face yourself.
