For a long time, I believed surviving my ex-husband meant learning how to stretch every dollar and stay quiet. I didn’t realize the real turning point would come from someone I never expected to stand up for me.I was standing in the middle of the grocery store when it hit me that I didn’t have the receipt.My hands started shaking before I even checked my purse. I dug through everything anyway \u2014 old grocery lists, a broken hair tie, a few coins \u2014 but the slip of paper for the $1.29 pack of pens for our oldest son’s school project was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most people would’ve let it go. I couldn’t because if I didn’t have proof, my ex-husband Bryan would deduct it from the $200 he sent each month for our six kids.Most people woul.Bryan’s voice played in my head like a threat, as it always did when money was involved.”I give you $200 a month for six kids. That’s a fortune! I expect proof that it’s spent wisely. Every dollar.”I pressed my lips together and stepped aside to search again, even though I knew it wouldn’t magically appear.From how I was acting, you wouldn’t think Bryan had money. Real moneyHe has a six-bedroom house and a collection of classic cars worth more than everything I own. But none of that mattered when it came to us. With him, it was never about helping. It was about control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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