Loving Them Shouldn’t Mean Losing Myself
Sometimes, the hardest part of becoming yourself is accepting that not everyone can come along with you. Back in July, I made the difficult decision to step away from my spouse’s family. At the time, it was a decision accompanied by a tremendous amount of sadness, frustration, and uncertainty. These were people I had known and loved for years with whom I had shared holidays, celebrations, laughter, and countless memories. They weren’t simply my spouse’s immediate relatives -
