Big Red Divorce Boots
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Self-Care Isn’t Selfish
By Diane Morrow-Kondos

Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.
~Marilyn Monroe

My divorce day had finally arrived. After a painful two-year separation that included several reconciliation attempts, our divorce was a reality.

I thought my ex-husband and I had done everything the “right way.” We met when we were in high school, but didn’t date until he was a third-year medical student. We waited to get married until he was well established in his residency and had our first child only after he was in a successful practice and we were financially stable. I loved my husband, our children, and our life. (Keep reading)