I understand your anger, Matilda, but he’s not an hypocrite. He did something terrible, and he doesn’t want your son to make the same mistakes he did. My father had an A, which ultimately resulted in divorce. This did not take away my father’s desire to advise me. In fact, he often told me, “I blew it with your mother.” He told me about some of the things that he did to “blow it” in the hopes that I wouldn’t do the same.
I know there’s no solace in this, Matilda. I’m not trying to invalidate your feelings, but your immense strength of character has brought you so far. You are indeed an inspiration to people like Montana. I’m convinced that your example will help him (and others) to “get over it.”
Hang in there, Mattie. Pfroglady (another inspiration in her own right) is right when she says that the prize at the end is worth the trip.
