For a long time, Debra’s only purpose in life was working hard to provide money for her daughter Kayla, who married young and had a son, and her husband Austin, who spent his days in front of the TV with the remote in one hand and his beer in the other.
But neither Kayla nor Austin ever noticed Debra turning into a neglected woman who never did anything for herself.
All she ever did was spend her money on Kayla’s allowance and her husband’s needs.
Debra was taken for granted for too long, without realizing that. But then, one day, something happened that forced her to turn her life around.
While waiting for her coffee at Starbucks, a group of teenagers started laughing at her, calling her names such as a “pensioner that had nowhere to be,” and “old nag.”
Crushed, she took her coffee and entered her car. She barely recognized herself. She looked exhausted, with gray creeping into her hair and lines she didn’t remember forming on her face.
Suddenly, it hit her – the decades of caring for others had come at the expense of her own well-being.
On her way home, she called Kayla and told her not to count on her financial assistance any longer. Kayla was surprised, asking what she did wrong. But Debra didn’t have the strength to argue, she just said it was a decision she made and it was final.
Once home, Austin looked at her all puzzled. He was mad she returned home early and wasn’t at work instead. But Debra didn’t care about what he thought. She told him that she had it enough and that she wanted div:orce.
It was about time both Kayla and Austin take responsibility for their own lives.
The following day, Austin was forced to move out of the house.
Eventually, Debra found a job that made her happy. She started to travel and visited places she had never envisioned she would see. Life felt good. For the first time in years she was satisfied with herself.
