Thursday, February 20, 2025

On Why I Left

 As always, leaving is hard.

It's complicated.

And it's incredibly painful.


But it was not without reason.


I left my marriage.

I left my home.

I left my church.

And I left my religion.


These were my world at one time, but they are not for me now.  They cannot be for me.

My kids are my family, and I love them dearly, and hate the trauma that this has caused them.  

I would have stayed if I could.  

Nearly two years after our separation and a year and half after our divorce, I am even more convinced that my decision was the right one.


I wish you all the peace that comes with making the right decision, even when that decision is the hardest one you've ever made.

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"'But' said Sam, and tears started in his eyes, 'I thought you were going to enjoy the Shire, too, for years and years, after all you have done.'

'So thought I too, one. But I have been too deeply hurt, Sam.  I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me.'"

-"The Return of the King", J. R. R. Tolkien

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On Why I Left

 As always, leaving is hard. It's complicated. And it's incredibly painful. But it was not without reason. I left my marriage. I lef...