Will Divorce Ruin My Kids and Their Opportunities in Life?

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 5:30 p.m.

b"For women escaping emotionally abusive husbands, divorce often feels like a scarlet \\u201cA\\u201d on their chest. Or \\u201cD.\\u201d They wonder if they\\u2019ll be marked for life. \\n\\nAnd worse, they fear how their kids will suffer the consequences. \\n\\nFirst, because they lived in a home of chaos and pain and trauma. Second, because they\\u2019ll have to face the assumptions and judgment of other people.\\n\\nA \\u201cbroken\\u201d family. A single-parent household. \\u201cSinful\\u201d parents. Not \\u201ctrue\\u201d Christians. Bad influences. The sort of mom and kids other people whisper about. \\n\\nIs this your fear? Your reality? Then I\\u2019ve got great news and lots of it.\\n\\nListen in for:\\n\\n- The reason our brains like to borrow trouble (which can be helpful or silly)\\n- Why protecting our kids can actually backfire (no problems/pain = most people become jerks)\\n- A quick reminder (and a big number) to help you feel less like an outcast\\n- A Flying Higher member\\u2019s story about reaching emotional peace\\n- A crappy definition of forgiveness: 1. I will never bring this up to you again, 2. I will never bring this up to others again, 3. I will never bring this up to myself again. (Where\\u2019s the vomit emoji when you need it?)\\n- A definition of forgiveness that\\u2019s not icky, that lets you breathe and doesn\\u2019t demand you betray yourself or let someone harm you \\n\\nListen or download the transcript at flyingfreenow.com/187\\n\\nFREE: I'll send you the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage. Just hop on my mailing list at flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-download. (I will NEVER spam you or sell your information.)\\n\\nDesperate for real help and safe people who understand what you're going through? Find out about my online education and support program for women of faith at joinflyingfree.com\\n\\nAnd, if you are an already divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, have amazing relationships, build a business or career, or even find a good man - check out joinflyinghigher.com"