Originally posted by: KarenMarie
Originally posted by: y2kc
Originally posted by: KarenMarie
I had some really horrible things happen to me in my childhood that scarred me for years... but I just buried them. During my marriage, they all kinda came to a head and I had a rough go of things. I always tried to communicate with my ex hubby what was going on with me, but he didn't always understand...
...anyway, during one fight he said to me:
Ya know... you should have really told me about your childhood before we got married. I should have been informed that I was getting damaged goods.
I will never, ever forget that, even though I have long since forgiven him.
🙂
physical wounds heal but words cut to the bone, and the effects can last a lifetime. it's been 20 years and what was said still hurts me sometimes.
It doesnt hurt me anymore. I mean.. hahaha!! we used to have some battles, I tell ya! We called each other everything at some point. But that one particular thing really rocked my world. But looking back, I see it from his perspective. I mean, I was self destructing right before his eyes and went off the deep end. I ended up having a nervous breakdown...
He was/is not the type of guy that could ever understand or cope with such things... that made him feel inadequate, and he hated me for it. ..and we destroyed our marriage because of it. But that was about 10yrs ago.
We are very very close friends now... we love each other as family. nothing more and nothing less.
🙂