Wanted
They wanted different things
She got what she wanted
He left her with three kids
That was NOT what she wanted
The kids needed food and love
They couldn’t provide both
It wasn’t what the kids wanted
He pretended to be loving, when he turned up - he wasn’t
She didn’t pretend - ever
They believed it was us destroying their lives
We believed them
We were fucked
We survived without them but also without each other
So we had no one
Parents can destroy lives