03/09/2024
MY FATHER USED TO GET MAD WHEN MOM PAINTED INSTEAD OF DOING CHORES – WHAT I SAW IN MY MOM'S HOUSE AFTER THEIR DIVORCE MADE ME GASP
When I was growing up, my mom was an artist. She'd spend hours painting these stunning landscapes, portraits, and abstract pieces. They were so beautiful, I was always in awe. But my dad? He never saw it. He'd get so mad when she painted instead of doing chores. He'd yell about the messy house, dinner being late, or her "wasting time" on "silly hobbies."
Things got worse between them as the years went by, and they finally divorced when I was 14. It was so hard for me. Dad got custody, and I only saw Mom on weekends.
Dad remarried pretty quickly. His new wife was everything he thought Mom should've been — super organized, always on time, and not into art at all. I was supposed to be happy for him, but something about it just felt wrong.
Fast forward to last weekend, I went to visit Mom at her new place for the first time in a few months. She'd recently remarried, too, to this guy named John. I didn't know much about him yet.
When I got there, we caught up a bit, and John said he had something to show me. Curious, I followed him down a hallway to a room I hadn't noticed before.
When he opened the door, I GASPED. The room was ⬇️
