As parents there is nothing like seeing your child hurt and knowing you can’t take the pain away. Whether it be physical pain or emotional pain, it just tears your heart apart.
My daughter is hurting right now. It’s not a physical hurt, so there’s really not much I can do for her, except listen to her, hug her, tell her that I love her and remind her that this is just temporary. I do all of those things, but at the same time I just want to hit something. I want to kick the dog and I don’t have one. I want to make him hurt as much as he’s made her hurt. How dare he hurt my baby?!
Then there is this little part of me that is secretly (or not so secretly now) rejoicing that he is finally out of her life. I know her pain; I’ve felt it. I hate that I feel like she’s put up with more than she should have because she watched me put up with the same sort of stuff years ago. I feel guilty for not setting a better example for her. I feel like she thinks this is what she deserves.
So Sarah, you are beautiful, smart, lovely, giving, honest, funny and so much more. You are worthy of love, respect, faithfulness, loyalty and to be treated like the princess that you are! Don’t settle for less than that ever again. I love you.
