No divorce papers had been filed.
I wasn’t making a decision about the future of our marriage yet.
But I had learned something important.
Trust did not mean ignoring what was happening.
I Started Looking at Everything Differently
With Dawn and Summer helping, I finally slept.
I called my doctor.
I scheduled counseling.
And then I began reviewing our financial documents.
I looked at our household investment accounts.
Our insurance.
Our mortgage.
Our estate documents.
Anything connected to our family’s financial future.
I made sure Brandon couldn’t move additional funds without notice.
For months, I had been so focused on keeping two babies alive and healthy that I hadn’t stopped to consider how completely exhausted I had become.
I had also spent those months protecting Brandon’s image.
