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One year ago on Mother’s Day my husband and I went to see The Strokes in concert. It was a beautiful night out together, something we hadn’t done nearly enough, spending time as a couple, reconnecting after those tough baby-years.
The day after that night I looked for some selfies he had taken of us to post them on social media. I didn’t find the selfies. But I found pictures of another woman who, over the ensuing months, turned out to be his affair partner.

The hardest year of my life followed last year’s Mother’s Day and it will be tainted with that memory for a long time, maybe forever.

You might think why I post this here, on a post that is all about parenting.
Well, after I found out about my husband’s affair, I learned everything there is to learn about the topic. To help myself, to help him, but most importantly to become the strong woman I am today that is the boulder my kids need me to be. Parenting through affair recovery is so so tough! And one of the many things that makes it so tough is the taboo society puts on you. They shame you if you leave (You failed!), they shame you if you stay (How can you let him treat you that way?). But you got to find your own path.

If you are going through something similar, I’m here for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out!