“Everything happens for a reason” doesn’t mean you deserved that awful thing to happen to you. None of it was fair or pre-destined. But you have a unique opportunity to give it a purpose. Inexplicable things just happen. They may not possess inherent meaning, but we can use our loving alchemy to turn anything into gold.
Please teach your daughters that following a man through hell is not love. Sticking by his side while he drags you through years of embarrassment and infidelity that makes you question your worth is not love. Abandoning your dignity and self respect to keep the peace is not lo-