Lizzie Brooks
Stories (4/0)
Choose To Keep Going
The end of 2019, the beginning of what I thought was the end. My ex husband and I separated, and I was now a single mom of two children with no idea where my life was headed, and no idea who I was. Laundry started piling up, dishes in the sink, house was always a mess, and all I could think about was drinking a bottle of wine when my kids went with their dad. I didn't want to face reality, and I just wanted to numb everything I was feeling and not deal with it.
By Lizzie Brooks3 years ago in Humans
Loving From Afar
Five years ago, I met the man that held the key to my heart. He wouldn't be the man I would marry, but he would be the man that I would love for the rest of my life. I loved this man whole heartedly; even after he left me for someone else, had me try to get them back together, and even after he went back to prison. I stood by his side even when I didn't agree with it, because that's what you do for the people you love. However, it's when you realize that they will never love you the same is when the game changes.
By Lizzie Brooks4 years ago in Humans
Every Mom Needs A Break
I know all moms are with me, when I say that I've had my fair share of bad days where I wish I could just run away, and can't. I have two tiny humans that rely on me for everything every single day, that most of the time I forget to take care of myself. Being a stay at home mom isn't for everyone, and I'm not ashamed to admit it when I say it's definitely not for me. I became a stay at home mom when I found out I was pregnant with my second son. I thought it was going to be great being home with both of my children and not having to put them in daycare. It was great at first, now here I am three years later and I try to work whenever I can, just to get some adult interaction. Every mom deserves a break. Work isn't it.
By Lizzie Brooks4 years ago in Families
Serving A Prison Sentence From The Outside
It started five years ago when I met the love of my entire life. A convicted felon, former drug dealer, former drug addict. The newspapers made him out to be some sort of monster, but no one saw the side of him that he showed me. Rewind ten years ago, this man was a senior at a well known Catholic school. He played football, participated in track, did well in school, and was accepted into a very hard college to get into. He is a person. I fought hard for him, and continue to fight hard for him on a daily basis. I fought for my family to see that despite his dark past, he is a person who simply made some bad choices that he shouldn't be punished for, for the rest of his life. He was good to my son, he was good to me, and my family accepted him once they saw that. He left me after six months because his ex-girlfriend came back. I knew it would happen, he loved her, he didn't love me, but at the end of the day, that man was the keeper of my entire heart. You simply don't give up on the people that you truly love.
By Lizzie Brooks4 years ago in Humans