Be The Light

Daily writing prompt

What skills or lessons have you learned recently?

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For this question I’m going to speak on my reality. Currently I am witnessing my child broken and crushed. She married her first love, sharing nearly 16 years of her life with him, having a child starting her own little family really knowing no other being she saved herself for her husband. I have watched the ups and downs fighting for the marriage with growing and maturing along the way, but the struggles seem to be worse rather than better. She recently through swollen eyes said mama what do I do? she looked at me broken an asking for direction saying please mama I trust you! I think in that moment I felt her brokenness more than she. For the first time in my life, I was a speechless mom wanting to take her pain and my hands were tied. as much as I love my child, I can honestly say it’s the hardest part of life I’ve ever lived. I hate the unnecessary hurt she and her child endure at the hands of a man who cares only for himself. To watch the love, she freely gives and the taking with nothing in return is wrenching. To see her beat herself up and continually asking him why and he leaves her sobbing confused with the lame evil response I’m sorry I’m selfish is infuriating. As much truth as there is in his answer how many times is it acceptable to even the one who has no morals? With all I have written it would seem there are many lessons to be learnt but for the purpose of the question, I have learnt there are times a parent as much as they are trusted don’t have the answer to a child’s question.

Given this is my reality I’d like to request prayers. thank you in advance!