A Physical Reminder of My Divorce

It used to be the one thing I liked about myself

(Photo: Author’s Own)

There are both physical and emotional reminders of divorce. I exercise the emotional ones through my writing. The physical ones I’ve yet to shed. Literally shed.

I still carry 20 pounds of divorce weight.

I have an additional physical reminder of my divorce. It used to be one of the things I liked about myself. It was what people commented on. I’ll get to that in a moment.

Both the physical and the emotional reminders of divorce are challenging.

But the physical can form a constant reminder.

We can’t bury them as we often do with our emotions. We can’t hide them. They’re external. It’s evident for all to see. At least, those who knew us in the ‘before and after’ of divorce.

It’s crazy because it’s what’s most in our control.

Yet I still haven’t tackled the remaining weight I gained during divorce.

I tried to select a picture where you could better see the other physical reminder of divorce that I wear. But the close up I attempted to enlarge just made my face look scary lol.

At least, as the title photo shows.