If you were the one to file for divorce, you might be feeling shame over that, wondering if you did the right thing. I want you to know that what you did took a tremendous amount of courage and strength. You stopped taking the abuse. You stood up for yourself. You made a choice to respect yourself, and you set a strong example for your children and those around you. Abuse in all forms is wrong and must not be tolerated anymore by any of us. You took a stand that not everyone does. What you did requires emotional fortitude, resiliency, and grit. By filing the paperwork, you said no more. No
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