“I wanted to forgive my mom and my dad so badly for the deep hurt they caused, the fear their broken marriage invoked in me, but I also didn’t want to pretend anymore. Pretending is exhausting.” FreedomLossGriefHonestyDivorceParentsBroken FamilyAdult KidParents Divorce QuotesQuotes About Divorce Book:This Undeserved Life: Uncovering The Gifts of Grief and The Fullness of Life Source: This Undeserved Life: Uncovering The Gifts of Grief and The Fullness of Life
“My parents are humans too. This has been one of my greatest awakenings in adulthood: my parents being regular people, too. They have baggage and losses, grown up in imperfect homes with imperfect families just as I did. Life hasn’t been easy on either of them between the mixture of poor decisions and bad breaks; this world lacks perfection for us all.” DivorceParentsChristian LivingBrokennessDivorce QuotesParents QuotesDivorce Separation Children Book:This Undeserved Life: Uncovering The Gifts of Grief and The Fullness of Life Source: This Undeserved Life: Uncovering The Gifts of Grief and The Fullness of Life