my name is Lisa I am 50 years old 10 years ago I was married my husband Tom and I lived a happy life we met on a bus people say Good Girls Don't Talk to Strangers but we talked we liked each other we dated for one year then we got married when we married I I was young happy and beautiful I always wanted to lose weight but I was not fat Tom always said stop your diets you don't need them he cared about me I didn't understand it then Tom was a simple man he didn't
bring me flowers every day he didn't bring me coffee in bed often one time he brought coffee to my bed but it spilled on my dress I asked him not to do it again Tom loved me in his own way he went to work every day he called me from work and said Lisa wear warm clothes it's cold today we had two sons Tom taught them to respect me at first Tom worked as a builder then he became a manager later he started his own company we built a house outside the city Tom told me
not to work he said take care of the house in the garden I planted flowers I grew fruits and vegetables our sons grew up they got married soon we had a granddaughter her name is Emma Tom loved Emma very much one day our older son said he would bring Emma to visit us but Tom said I can't I will work this weekend I was surprised I asked why can't you come home in the evening Tom said maybe I will stay at my father's house his word words worried me something felt wrong the next day I
drove to Tom's office I didn't see him there the security guard said he is not here then I heard the guard's wife whisper poor woman everyone knows but she doesn't I felt cold I called Tom I said we need to talk Tom came home I asked do you have another woman Tom said yes I asked will you leave or should I leave Tom said I will leave he packed his things then he left my world fell apart I cried I felt alone my sons came to see me they hugged me they listened to my story
I told them your father left me but he is still your father respect him days passed I felt sad nights were the hardest I couldn't sleep I lost weight I didn't smile one day my friend Mary came she said Lisa come with me Mary took me to a children's hospital the children there had cancer they were very sick but they smiled their mother stayed with them and cared for them Mary said Lisa look at these women they have real problems your problems are small that day I changed I started helping the children I found sponsors
to pay for their treatment helping the children made me happy I smiled again 10 years passed it was women's day I waited for my sons to visit me then the door opened it was Tom Tom looked old and tired he said Lisa can I stay here I said this is your house too Tom sat down he said I'm sorry please forgive me I didn't know what to say Mary told me later Tom's new wife left him she lied to him her child was not his now I don't know what to do can I forgive Tom
can I forget the pain every day I think about it should I let Tom stay or should I ask him to leave again Tom stayed in the guest room he didn't say much I didn't know what he was thinking I didn't know how I felt I cooked dinner Tom sat at the table he said the food smells good Lisa I didn't answer I just put the plates on the table when we ate Tom said I missed your cooking no one Cooks like you I wanted to smile but I didn't I said you made your choice
Tom after dinner I washed the dishes Tom tried to help I said no I can do it the next day my sons came to visit they saw Tom Dad they said surprised what are you doing here Tom looked down he said I made a mistake I hurt your mother now I want to fix it my older son Peter looked at me he asked Mom are you okay with this I said I don't know yet Peter and my younger son Mark took me to another room they said Mom you don't have to let him stay we
can take care of you I said I need time to think that night I couldn't sleep I thought of about the past Tom hurt me deeply but he was also a good father he helped raise our sons he worked hard for our family I asked myself can people change can I trust him again the next morning Tom was in the garden he was fixing the fence I watched him from the window he looked older slower but he was working hard I went outside I said Tom you don't have to do this Tom said I want
to help this is still my family I didn't say anything I walked back inside a few days later Emma our granddaughter came to visit she saw Tom she ran to him and hugged him Grandpa she said Tom smiled it was the first time I saw him happy in years Emma said Grandma Grandpa said he missed me can we all go to the park together I didn't want to go but Emma begged me please Grandma it will be fun we went to the park Emma played on the swings Tom and I sat on a bench Tom
said thank you for letting me come back Lisa I said I haven't decided yet Tom Tom nodded I understand take your time I Will Wait days turned into weeks Tom stayed in the guest room he fixed things around the house he helped in the garden one day Mary came to visit she said Lisa are you okay with Tom here I said I don't know I feel angry but I also feel sorry for him Mary said you don't have to forgive him right away but maybe this is a chance for both of you to heal that
night I thought about Mary's words maybe she was right the next morning I made breakfast I called Tom to the table I said Tom let's talk Tom sat down he looked nervous I said I don't know if I can forgive you but I want to try Tom's eyes filled with tears he said Thank you Lisa I will do everything to make it right we started spending more time together we talked about the past Tom said he was sorry many times one day I told him Tom I will forgive you but it will take time you
have to prove that you've changed Tom nodded I will Lisa I promise over time things got better we started laughing again we became friends I still don't know what the future holds but I know this forgiveness is not easy it takes time love and patience maybe one day our family will feel whole again I hope you enjoyed the story Lisa's journey is filled with emotions challenges and deep decisions what do you think about her situation should Lisa forgive Tom and let him stay or should she move on and focus on her new life I'd love
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