(1336) Jess 3

Jess3 is a single mum. Her husband gambled away their jointly owned marital home. He ended it all by hitting an embankment with his old car.

Jess3 picked up the pieces by raising her two children. Elder son ended up with the wrong company. As soon as he was employed, he acquired a few credit cards. Uncontrolled spending almost made him a bankrupt within a few months. Her younger daughter was physically abused by an ill-chosen babysitter during mum's marital woes. The damaging effects of physical abuse was not treated. No police report was made. The child did not see any therapist. Seventeen years later, she moves from job to job. Employers cited her poor attitude. But I think she experienced communication gaps unwittingly, as she had lived too long in her own thought or dream world to adjust to having to be fully attentive at work.

A counsellor Jess3 talked to, suggested that she should deliberately leave her past behind by changing her name. She attempted to forgive and forget her deceased husband. That seemed to help, once she changed her name she found a better paying job that she enjoyed.