Family Divided No More

I'm not sure where to begin, but at the beginning. I've not talked to certain members of my family in about six months. Nor do I plan on ever talking to them again. The reasons don't matter, as I take responsibility for those events, but there comes a time when you need to just let go of everyone because you can't keep the family divided. I've learned that my feelings have seriously hardened my heart and I really don't care if I ever hear another word about them again. I've tried to apologize for past transgressions, but after awhile, apologies fall on deaf ears.

I've done a lot of things in my life that I am not proud of. I've struggled as a single parent my entire adult life. And as far as I'm concerned, I've done the best job that I knew how. I can no longer hold onto the hope that certain family will approve of the decisions that I've made. I'm moving on and leaving them behind. I will no longer live with a family divided. It's not fair to my children, myself, or whomever else might be involved.

I will have my family, and they can have theirs. I am, as of now, orphaned. I have no past, only a future that my children and I will build together, alone.