I relate to the strong Catholic background as well. Although I'm Oglala my mother made sure I was raised Catholic, and taught that God hates divorce and that it is a sentence in hell for divorcing. But my father, Oglala, in his culture, it is taught to women to look the other way if the husband cheats. It is not tolerated by many women now as it was in our older generation and my generation. And my experience in living on the reservation made me see how bad domestic abuse is and how we Native women handle cheating. Most will fight back against it, going after the OW. I was thankful to find this site, which taught me how to handle myself better.
