Too Much Gold to Flush: The Gift of Infidelity
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (610 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00KBIAZME |
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| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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With that realization, I discovered an incredible gift – this situation offered an opportunity to grow that I would never get any other way. While processing all this, I shifted from seeing myself as a victim to realizing my ability to create a life full of meaning and purpose. Doesn’t that say something about what a jerk he was and what a victim I had been? Then the awful truth hit me between the eyes – I made the choices that got me into this mess. Initially, I wanted to expose my husband as a sex addict and pedophile while painting me as the wronged heroine. This book tells my story – every embarrassing detail as well as each triumph I discovered along the way. Individuals who buy copies of this book are supporting women and children who desperately need your help as one-half of the proceeds from this book goes to women’s shelters.. Excavating my early years and exploring the beliefs I formed about myself in childhood gave me powerful insights. After all, my ex-husband did jail time since all this happened. While still in the newlywed stage, the relationship ended abruptly and painfully, turning my world upside down. Did you ever do anything stupid? I mean profoundly STUPID – like marrying a man in spite of your friends and loved ones telling you not to – even while
Great insight for women about certain kinds of men Susan Schenck In this riveting memoir, Pat Grissom details her story of falling in love with a charming man that swept her off her feet. She even shares the emails he wrote her, and frankly, who wouldn't have fallen in love with this man?Nonetheless, she teases us with "red flag" observations that she realized in retrospect that she should have noticed. These tidbits of wisdom are something all single women--dysfunctional or not--should heed. An example was a subtle clue of narcissism she should have noticed, but she was too busy pleasing him. (She calls herself a "Stepford Wife" at one poi. "A book I felt in my gut! A work of courage!" according to Judith A Parker. This book is one which will appeal to anyone but, in particular, to women who have been in any kind of abusive relationship.I grew up in an age, and in a southern family, where women were expected to live a supporting role in life. I was intensely aware that it was my job to keep the peace and make sure everyone was happy.except me. This led to many years of misery and almost the death of soul before I realized that I had given so much of myself away, I didn't think there was anything left. I was empty and bereft of the will to go on. I was completely lost. I began the journey. An absolutely riveting memoir I could not stop reading this book. It is a brutally honest account of a dysfunctional love story that draws you in, yet makes you see aspects of yourself. With some of the choices she makes and the excuses she uses, we can all see glimpses of ourselves and relate to the need to gloss over the red flags in our own lives. I loved the sharing of emails in this book, it really helped frame the mindset of Pat and the manipulation and narcissism of the husband. The conclusion is shocking but the overall story and the tone is hopeful. Pat uses her memoir as an exercise in growth and