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The days and months after my husband went to jail, I questioned, "Can I do this? Can I be the wife of a sex offender? Can I raise our baby girl like I was a single mom? What will my friends think?" I cried at the drop of a hat. Anywhere and everywhere. In the grocery store, on my couch, watching...
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Well, I suppose I can't exactly say I was alone, Diane* and Kelly* were with me. But I felt like I was. My husband was finishing month two of his 9 month sentence and I was in labor. Our first born. He was supposed to hold my hand and count for me. He was supposed to cut the cord. He was supposed...
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After nearly 2 years of my husband not feeling like a "full-time dad", he now has the awesome privilege of picking up our daughter from daycare. This may not sound like much, but it is a HUGE step forward in the restoration process. Just a short recap: 2 years ago, my 33 year old husband was...
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Last week, I was having lunch with my friend. We will call her Claire. We have been friends for about 7 years and she is truly my closest friend in town. We both have babies, run triathalons, and spend a lot of time together. I was updating her on my husband's progress in his treatment program, and...
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If you are the wife of an inmate, you have undoubtedly had this question come up. The answer depended on the person asking the question. If it was a trusted friend who was just not in the loop, I felt comfortable saying, "Um, he is spending some time in jail for something he did when he was 15 years...
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For the past 14 months, my husband has been attending parole mandated sex offender therapeutic treatment. It started out as one on one meetings with a therapist, and has since then, transitioned into weekly group treatment. This treatment program is quite strict, and if you don't follow the rules...
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When the judge read, "we, the jury find the defendant GUILTY as CHARGED", my head and heart dropped. What? What about the statue of limitations? What about his character? What about our baby in my womb? What about...? I thought that my life was over. Here was my husband, a hard-working, wonderful...
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Does spiritual stuff freak you out? Is it foreign to you? Do you know it but just don't think it's for you anymore? That's okay with me. We don't have to agree on everything. But hopefully, I can answer questions you have about being a...
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Here is a disclaimer...I am probably not in the same situation that many of you are in...my husband went to jail for 5.5 months. That's it. And, now he is out and we are living a fairly normal life. So, you may think..."There is nothing that she can say that is going to help me out. My husband...
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I am the wife of a convicted sex offender. I love my husband, and am proud of who he is today. My husband committed his crime when he was 15 years old, and was convicted when he was 33. He spent 5.5 months in jail and is now out, and living with our family. He is currently in treatment and is doing amazing...