Credit where credit is due!

Credit where credit is due!

🧳 Hello, Fellow Unpackers! 🧳

Welcome back everyone,

this post is a celebration that I wanted to shout from the rooftop’s. As a woman, a domestic violence survivor and a Mother it gives me such pleasure to acknowledge my beautiful daughters growth and resiliency.

As a mother, seeing my daughter’s face heartbreak has been an emotional struggle. Over, the last few months both my daughters have experienced disrespect and unfortunately the breakdown of their relationships.

I am so proud of the strength and self respect they showed to themselves in the face of adversity.

I am proud of how they have moved through these tough moments and prioritised their own self-worth more than anything else.

Instead of allowing the actions of another to undervalue them they chose to honour themselves.

Even through their tears and heartache they both continued with the resolve to move forward, reminding themselves that they deserve love that came with respect and understanding.

I am extremely proud of their resilience.

Credit must be given where credit is due. My girls chose to honour themselves and not allow a man/boyfriend to disrespect them.

 Most mothers would say, I must have raised them well at this point. I however cannot say I have been a good example as to how a woman can be self honouring and respectful to herself in a relationship.

My experiences with accepting wrongdoing in my relationship to their father have taught them what not to accept. By seeing my struggles, they have learned the importance of self-respect and the strength it takes to walk away from toxic situations.

I did not walk, no. I stayed and fought to keep my family together, to give my kids a loving and happy two parent home. And I can say now that I made the wrong choices.

Their courage to stand tall and show themselves respect is a testament to their growth. The fact that they have seen my failure and have refused to settle for less than they deserve is inspiring to me.

They are both so young, one only 22 and the other just 15. The maturity and self love they have both showed themselves is amazing, with my 22-year-old in her first committed relationship as an adult and my baby only 15 navigating her first boyfriend for 11months but growing up so fast.

They both identified that their partners held no priority for them or their feelings and graciously said thank you but no thank you. They-disembarked that journey with respect and good will to their boyfriends.

The kindness they showed to even the ones who hurt them is just beautiful.

As they heal, I know they will continue to grow stronger, ready for future relationships that will honour their incredible worth.

I am immensely proud of my daughters, confident that their self-love will lead them to the right places and partners in the future at the right time.

Sending love and strength to all of you ❤️

Tee 🩷 xox