Chapter 5: WORTH FIGHTING FOR
Dear Grace, The details of how your Dad and I seperated have confused my own heart for a long time. This week when I found out your Dad was confirmed seeing someone else, my heart broke in a new and small way I did not expect. It's making me recycle my decisions and calibrate the way I felt when I left and how I feel now. I always felt undervalued loving your Dad, I did alot, like most women. But I didn't just do what the women "normally" do, I did it all. I did the finances, I organised the daycare, I cleaned, cooked, shopped, dug, gardened, organised birthdays, Christmases... the list goes on and I loved it. He has never been an overly motivated man and his mental health didn't help. I don't think my overcompensating helped either. I liked that role though, I was used to being the caretaker of everything, it suited me. All I needed from your Dad was for him to adore and appreciate me for what I did. I wanted him to walk in the door kiss me and say ...