by Duffy Betterton | Apr 2, 2025 | Child of Divorce
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
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
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
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
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...
by Duffy Betterton | Apr 2, 2025 | Child of Divorce
You made the choice to be married. You made the choice to have children. You are now divorced whether it was by your choice or not. You can choose now to love your children by respecting their parent – Your EX. That may sound impossible but for the sake of your...