Continuation from Jane's mother's story...
Why did he not leave her then?
I have no answers for that. Perhaps he loved her too. After a while, I learnt to ignore her existence. Why should I acknowledge her when she didn’t acknowledge me? Why should my daughter lose a father so her sons could gain one?
Would I do things differently now?
Perhaps, but only for the sake of my daughter. I see the hurt in her, which I blinded myself to for many years because I couldn’t live with both her hurt and mine.
Perhaps if I had been brave enough to leave, my daughter would be different, happier. She is a very earnest girl, very careful in everything she does. I am sure it is because of me; she doesn’t want to make the same mistakes I did.
So, why did I stay? I have no answers for you, because I don’t know.
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