Taking decisions based on emotions at a particular moment, sadly has led to the downfall of some persons, led to broken relationships that have been damaged beyond repair. Although I do act out of anger sometimes and even act immaturely in my dealings with people, but I am happy to announce that none has affected me so negatively. There have been minor anger issues, but I can not say the same for my Aunty Annabel.
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Aunty Annabel's wedding was around the corner, there were lots of preparations to be made. It was going to be the day Aunty Annabel would be the happiest. Finally, the wedding came and it was one to remember. A year later, she gave birth to twins, a girl and a boy. Her joy knew no bounds.
When I visited as a young child, even I understood that the love between my aunt and her husband had waxed stronger. But sadly, not for too long.
Aunty Annabel called home to complain terribly of her husband's philandering ways after five years of marriage. She had gotten to know about it through her friend. Initially she refuted it, refusing to believe that her husband could indulge in such acts.
But with time, the rumors hatched into reality as she caught her husband red-handed, not once, not twice. This caused a big ruckus in her family.
Though her husband apologized and begged for forgiveness, his pleas fell on deaf ears, and she infact went ahead to to file for a divorce, out of anger. Her husband still begged her parents saying he would never do such a thing again, that he would change for the better. Her parents, seeing how remorseful he was, tried to soften and change her mind but it was already made up.
After the divorce went through. She left her two kids behind with her ex-husband, she didn't only leave the marriage out of anger, she also left her children and disconnected completely from them. Her parents warned her that the decision she made out of anger, would come back to haunt her in the future but still their words fell on deaf ears.
Years later, when her kids were about twelve years of age, Aunty Annabel who had no stable relationships and no other children, began feeling lonely and wanted to reconcile with her kids, but her children didn't want to have anything to do with her, they chose to stay without her in their lives since she was able to do so.
The unfortunate thing is that they are now about 18 years of age and in the university, they still have refused their mom from being in their lives, rather another woman, her ex's wife has become the only mom they know.
The decision of leaving her kids with her ex-husband out of anger is now the decision that haunts her and the one she regrets the most.
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