When my husband first left me, I found myself alone with 2 children. I needed to be there for them as their primary caretaker and emotional support. I was probably more capable of doing this than I even realized, but it felt overwhelming because at the same time I was trying to take care of myself.
Friends and family offered to come over and visit, bring me dinner, stay the night, host me for dinner, watch my children, you name it. And I let them. I took every offer that was given to me. I was utterly lost at that time, but I knew that I needed to be strong for my kids. I needed support from those who cared about me, and so I let as many people in as possible. At first, I worried that the offers would stop coming as time went on, but this did not happen. People continued to reach out to me to make me feel welcome, included and loved. Want to meet at the park with the kids? Yes. Dinner tonight? Yes. Come over this weekend? Yes.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
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