Self-Love
Walking Away
An Act of Self-Love
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Recently, an old friend reached out to me. Hearing her voice again after all the time had passed between us was heartwarming, and we quickly caught up on each other’s lives.
During our conversation, she revealed a painful incident involving her close friends. It happened when they volunteered as mothers to decorate for the high school prom. She heard her name as she approached the meeting room and slowed to listen — they were talking about her.
They criticized her parenting, her weight, and her style and even ridiculed her for finding comfort in spirituality after her divorce and the recent loss of her mother, whom she was extremely close to.
Feeling deeply hurt, she left, texting from her car about a sudden schedule conflict as she cried.
She confided that she hadn’t told them about overhearing the conversation and still met up with them as if nothing had happened, yet she continued to struggle with feelings of hurt and betrayal.
Seeking comfort, she asked me if I had ever faced such betrayal. ‘More times than you can imagine,’ I said.
She asked me how I handled the situation and was surprised when I told her I often walked away and was…
