"I broke down and felt guilty for that. I felt like I was using tears to blackmail my husband, but they were real. Fortunately, I am blessed with a wonderful family. My husband gave me another chance. I quit my job, and we started our own, much less stressful business. We worked together, and when travel was required, we did so as a pair. Sometimes we took our daughter, who was by that point rebellious and argumentative in a much more healthy and adolescent way. She and I reconnected. She told me things that I wasn't prepared to hear, but that's not important right now. She trusted me again, and I kept that trust."
"The one exception was my son. Even after a year, he still remained surly and silent. What was worse, now he extended it to my husband and daughter. He regarded their forgivene
