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[quote=Anonymous]Through a variety of factors, including being massively financially disadvantaged at the time and court proceedings that were prolonged by over a year due to Covid, my ex-husband ended up with primary custody of our two children.  (We were found to be equally as fit as parents, but because our kids lived with him at the time of our divorce, it was decided he’d maintain custody.)

This has been a source of incredible shame and grief for me, and it’s very difficult for me to speak matter-of-factly about this: I can’t tell everyone I meet my whole life story, and I assume that people are assuming the worst about me if I tell them I don’t have custody of my kids.  As a result, I’ve lied quite a bit about having custody, which only brings me more shame, and obviously weakens my trustworthiness and credibility with others (in addition to dishonesty being wrong).  It’s prevented me from becoming close to people, too - you can’t build relationships on lies.

How can I approach this conversation frankly and be unafraid of other people’s judgement?  (FWIW my kids and I have a great relationship.). TIA.[/quote]

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