Eulogy For Ex-Father

Hi. Patrick.I hope all is well with and Zara.This is a difficult letter to write.
My apologies, to you and the other siblings, for the hurt that you all felt when your father left his marriage.You had expressed in your email, the hurt and frustration it has caused you, and your other family members.Please give me the chance to explain, how this all transpired and enlighten you, as to who I am. An anecdote of the past twenty years. I am writing, because of my own experiences, with my ex-husband, how much it has destroyed the relationship between myself and my children, by instilling in them hate, anger and resentment towards me.Your father emailed you on trying to reestablish, a relationship with you and your siblings.
Divorce does not always have to damage children.In many cases, mainly where there is a high level of conflict and animosity between parents the children get
When the children were older and had teenage problems he wanted nothing to do with them, as he had taken on with an alcoholic woman, they were tossed out into the street when they were teenagers, furthermore was told I had abandoned them with my new family.My older son is in and out of a mental home, having to deal with an identity crisis of being a mixed race, my second son with severe drug addiction and subsequently ended up in drug rehab.With constant reassurance, mentoring and guidance, they are now both back in University.Had I taken the approach of another divorce selfish vindictive parents takes my children lives would be ruined.My ex-husband today still remain a bitter angry man, and both boys want nothing to do with