What hurt the most was that I had accepted them.

What hurt the most was that I had accepted them.
It’s a path I never expected to travel, but am glad I had the courage to walk it.
I know we’re not supposed to mention those things. It makes us uncomfortable, but we’re all adults here.
Had you told me two days earlier that this would have been Christmas, I would have screamed in worried agony. I would have called it a failure and seen my biggest fear become a reality.