Anonymous wrote:My husband left me after 14 years. He had an online corn add!ction, and put us into tens of thousands of dollars in debt. He didn't pay our mortgage for a year, didn't pay my medical bills, took out credit cards in my name. My house was sold at a sheriff's auction, and my credit score was 485. (Yes, I should have known, but he was a VP at a bank and had a degree in finance. We had mutually agreed that he would handle the finances - division of labor.)
I got a good therapist and an even better lawyer; I cried with some friends, and I journaled a lot. The only way that anyone on SM would have known was that I changed my name on FB the day that the divorce was final.
How I ever managed to navigate all of that without this manifesto is a mystery.
Why didn’t you write a memoir? Become an influencer/life coach/social media star/speak at churches? Did you not want to document your journey with your army of fans? You could have recognized your bestest friends and lauded them individually for being your rock - this would have inspired other women to compete to win your admiration!
You should have organized fundraisers and/or started a charity to help women in similar situations! How else would anyone have known what was going on with you and how you’ve overcome it all?
You missed an opportunity to monetize your struggles and make it your life’s mission. Very disappointed in you. If it did t play out in social media, did it really happen? How dare you face this alone, privately.