How I Escaped a Toxic Relationship Despite Wanting to Stay

Shannon Ashley
Nov 2 · 10 min read
Photo by Sydney Sims on Unsplash

Addiction is the biggest bitch.

Now that my daughter is about five-and-a-half years old, I forget sometimes how simply terrible things were when she was born. My relationship with her dad was incredibly toxic.

It started out as an affair, and quickly became codependent in different ways on both sides. On my side, I would have gone…

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Shannon Ashley

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Single mama, fulltime writer, exvangelical. It's not about being flawless, it's about being honest. Top Writer. shannon.ashley.medium@gmail.com

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