Katie, my four-year-old daughter, asked me where she came from, which led to a talk that would change our lives forever. I found a reason, but I had no idea that our world was about to fall apart.
Gloria, my mother-in-law, came to visit while I was away a week later. Katie’s lack of experience with life would soon lead her to face a hard truth.
“Mommy, why is Granny so mad that you planted another seed?” Katie asked as we played with dolls. I asked her more questions because I wasn’t sure.
Katie told Gloria that she had talked to another woman about Sam’s cheating and the baby that was going to be born soon. My world fell apart.
That night, while I was making dinner, I watched Sam without knowing what Katie had found. Once thought to be work-related, his late nights now seemed odd.
When he talked to Sam about it, he realised he was wrong and begged for forgiveness. But the harm was already done.
The next day, I asked Gloria for answers, and she confirmed that Sam had lied. She thought about her own life and said, “Some betrayals are too deep.”
Katie’s love and innocence helped me remember how strong I was as I dealt with the fallout. I knew we could handle anything with her by my side.
This marriage, which was once full of hope, looked like it could not be fixed. But Katie’s words stuck with me: “Mommy, don’t be sad.” “I love you a hundred, thousand, million times over.”
We had to leave the broken pieces of our family behind and start over with Katie and me. The hard truth had been shown to me, but Katie’s love had given me the strength to move on.
But as I held Katie close, I knew that no matter what the future held, we would face it together.
