Fam[ily]

Ever since I can remember my family has always been there for me. My family plays such an important role in my life. They have helped me get over things that have happened to me over the past few years. I recount one day I told my mom about the way my boyfriend at the time was treating me. I explained to her how he was really jealous and how he had prohibited me to talk to any other guy even though they were just my friends. She gave me some advice to leave him because that was not normal in a relationship.
Because I was stubborn and I loved him I stayed with him for 4 more years. Through out those years we had plans to get married and have kids after I would finish my nursing career. In our fourth year of our relationship close to our anniversary I noticed he had been acting like a different person. I tried talking to him and he said he was fine he was just stressed. I believed him but something inside me told me not to.
The next day I came home from work, left to school and then came home and was getting ready to leave for the gym when my dad came in to my room and proceeded to talk to me. He told me he had some bad news and to brace myself for what he was about to tell me. He started telling me that a few days ago he had seen my boyfriend out with some girl but wasn’t sure that there was anything going on and that I should be careful. I was thankful for my dad telling me this because it meant that he cared about my feelings and my well being.
The next day I called him and invited him to lunch but he said he wasn’t taking a lunch he was going to skip lunch to get out of work early. Nonetheless I didn’t believe anything he said. I went to his job at the time he was suppose to have lunch and just as I was approaching his job I seen him leaving. I told my friend, who was driving her dads car to follow him. We followed him and there he was meeting a girl for lunch.
I waited till they were done and when they were leaving he hugged her and kissed her bye on the lips. I was crushed and hurt and so many emotions were running through my head. I decided I was not going to call him, I was going to wait for him to call me. Later that night he called, I explained to him that my dad had seen him kiss that girl and that everything between me and him was over. He said he was sorry and that he would never do that again. I once again had that feeling that told me not to believe him. I told him that he had broken all our plans and to forget about me because I was not going to take him back.
I then relied on my family to help me get through this tough time I was going through. They did so much for me that year and it makes me thankful to have such an amazing family that truly cares for me. I now know that there is no one that will love you more than your family. They are something you have to cherish and nurture to the fullest because once they are gone there is no one you can rely on but yourself.