Reply #11: There are two things [View All]

[SarahB]

First economic ones. It royally sucks, but in this day and age, the economy is so different and so screwed, people with degrees, both undergrad and graduate have a tough time making ends meet. I'm currently looking for a job, but I couldn't make enough to make ends meet on my own and have a place for myself and the children if I were to leave my less-than-happy marriage (the extent of things I don't even want to go into) while continuing to work on my second degree in nursing just so I'll probably (barely) be able to stay afloat on my own. My husband is a medical professional, degreed with extra credentials, now a department manager in his field and we scrape by with that- no real vacations, small house, no extras, or anything, so I was able to be there for the past few years with the children.

Secondly, is what you had to go through personally. Your ex-husband did you wrong. Really wrong. Sometimes marriages don't work out for whatever reason, but for one parent to basically cut the other out of their children's lives when not only did they do nothing wrong, but when they were completely vulnerable because they were sick is pretty terrible. You didn't deserve this for one second and it breaks my heart to think about how I would feel if I were in your shoes. I don't want to imagine the ache you feel every day. There are no words except I'm sorry. You're a good person and I hope one day your life is able to change in a way for the better. :hug: