Carrie Link

PINKY SWEAR

I'm hard at work writing my memoir. Wow, my life has had some low points, no wonder I've avoided therapy and writing up until now. Who wants to live those points twice? I'll skip all the psycho babble and just tell you that every single man in my life has abandoned me, and most of them, pretty dramatically and/or violently. I am 43 years old and have been with my husband for 20 years. I just figured this out. Hmmm... might have been easier these last 20 years had I identified that little fact a tad earlier.

I cornered my husband in the kitchen today and told him he needs to promise not to leave me. He needs to promise he'll kill me, before he leaves me. He laughed, promised, and even offered a pinky swear.

I've got a good husband. I'm glad I've figured that out. Better late than never.