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But if she wanted hiive him the peace of mind to not have to check up on them every few years, she needed to reassure him

She kind of wanted to reassure hiuy and she was, overall, a kind woman

“Angie and I both have scars fro she could help hi to be fine with her as a single parent “Angie more than me, because I never had to face hie that he went off on her And she hasn’t had counseling,” she added Then she got to the point, saying, “My ave up herself to him to the point that she couldn’t leave hi detri Now that’s not to say that she didn’t stick up for us She did To a point She’d take the brunt of his anger And she’d always insist that he apologize to us afterward, which he always did He’d say he didn’t s he’d said He’s spent the past several years proving how sorry he is for theHe’s sincere And with all the years of sobriety deserves a second chance But those words he used to say don’t go away”

You’re just like your motheryou don’t knohen to say no

She was getting offtrack The doctor, with his looks of compassion, was easy to talk to Too easy

“Anyway, Mo invited out with his buddies, or soood times in our home All because she couldn’t say no And what I’ve learned about myself is that I can be similar to her” Just as Duane had always told her

“How do you know if you don’t give yourself a chance to find out?”

More of that blue-eyed dose of caring The guy was like a feel-good pill

Like the laces she’d sewn to her plain purse and generic jeans to h school

“Oh, I hadsip of juice She wasn’t really showing yet, but felt bloated and thirsty all the time

Not so a

And that was just fine with her His gorgeousness and allthat wasn’t anything she wanted or needed in her life

“And I was just like her”

She was an adult now In control of her life Making the educated choices that were best for her And for those she loved

“I gave up everything that mattered most to me, ditched my loved ones, to please the , at first You asked about regretting soo?” she asked him “That’s it Those months of choices I ain And the only way I can guarantee that is to ain I’ve made my choice, Dr Harmon No partner But a happy, healthy family with tons of support”