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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
Thank you for sharing your story. I can feel your heartbreak, and yet, through the tears, it is wonderful to hear the victory undertones! Praise God for keeping you, and keeping your children! And I'm glad your relationship with your mother has healed. Many times that can take place, as people from that generation kind of mellow out as they get older. It happened in with my husband's dad as well. Very abusive and difficult relationship growing up, but now, things are much better.
Would you say that being a mother was the most fulfilling thing you've done as a woman? Just curious.
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My mom was in denial of her abuse and acceptance of abuse for many years. It was only about ten years ago that she said God showed her in a vision during a weekend prayer session at her church what we suffered all those years and she asked my forgiveness. It took me just over six months to not only forgive her, but let her know what she was being forgiven for. Most of that 7 page email she didn't even know about. I'd never told her. It was a weight lifted off me that had oppressed me for several years and inhibited my walk with God.
I'm not sure I would say being a mother was the most fulfilling thing. In a lot of ways, I have missed out on things with my children due to being a single parent. I would have loved to have done more with them, but I get to do that with my younger children still at home now that I'm married.
I have accomplished my dream of completing the schooling and licensing for my career and have worked as such for many years now. Doing that while being a single mother probably ranks up there with being a mother alone.
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