by Duffy Betterton | Apr 3, 2025 | Child of Divorce - Redefining Home
I am a child of divorce. I have been through my parents’ divorces in almost every stage of life. 4 times. Age 5, 18, 30 something x2 It was not fun at any age. Every broken relationship leaves a mark. Divorce #1 as a small child. My birth parents separated when I was...
by Duffy Betterton | Apr 2, 2025 | Child of Divorce - Redefining Home
This last bit of news and ah ha of my dad coming to understand his actions and apologizing to my mom has brought lots of thoughts. I feel like a 5 year old again asking,Why God? Why didn’t you fix it for their sake? Why didn’t you fix it for me? Why did they have to...
by Duffy Betterton | Apr 2, 2025 | Child of Divorce - Redefining Home
I can’t get the strongest dream out of my mind, but it seems to totally fit. The night before, I had some sweet time with a couple of friends and they just randomly asked me a question about my family and my family dynamics and my dad and so I ended up telling...
by Duffy Betterton | Apr 2, 2025 | Child of Divorce - Redefining Home
So the last few months have been exhausting. I thought that writing this was meant to be an encouragement to the young fearful woman that I WAS. That by sharing my struggles maybe the Lord would use me to draw someone into a deeper relationship with Him because I...
by Duffy Betterton | Apr 2, 2025 | Child of Divorce - Redefining Home
As I share my goal of writing this with my family I get unique responses. You see it is not just my story. It is our story. I am sharing my perspective but it is not just my story. I want to protect my family even those that are no longer in contact with me. Some of...
by Duffy Betterton | Apr 2, 2025 | Child of Divorce - Redefining Home
Traveling on a plane in Feb of 2024, and the guy next to me asks me what I am working on. Surprisingly, I told him, a book about being a child of divorce. The lady on the other side of me asks me to explain it a little more. I shared a little and it opened the door to...
