At 8 months pregnant,
I found out my husband was cheating.
My mom said I can’t leave him—that I needed to think about my child
. So I stayed.
The day I gave birth;
I was in tears.
My dad came to the hospital and said,
“You will never cry again.
Your new life begins today.”
At first, I didn’t get what he meant.
But then he showed me
a key to an apartment he had rented for me and my newborn.
He told me he had already spoken to a divorce lawyer and that I could visit him whenever I was ready.
Relief washed over me.
I knew I didn’t want to spend my life with a cheating man,
and knowing my dad stood by me was the greatest gift I could have received.
He wasn’t a wealthy man,
which made his sacrifice all the more meaningful.
