“I got divorced twenty-five years ago. He had an affair. He...

“I got divorced twenty-five years ago. He had an affair. He left me with two small kids. It took a lot of time and a lot of years, but I’m OK with it now. For the sake of my kids, I made the decision to be OK with it. He’s married to the woman now. And we all get together as a family. It’s still not easy for me. I spent Mother’s Day at their stepmother’s house. That was weird. But I don’t want my kids to worry about hurting my feelings every time they spend a holiday with him. I don’t want them to feel like they need to have two separate celebration dinners for every birthday, or when they graduate from college, or get married. My daughter just had a baby, so we’re actually all in town together right now. There have been some complications so everyone is supporting her. I haven’t forgotten what happened twenty-five years ago, but for times like this, I need to be OK with it.”