Catherine Smith Despair... Helplessness... Lack of control... Disappointment in myself. I'm feeling so many emotions right now that I can barely think straight. Seeing my mother in that state, with my children witnessing the whole scene, devastated me. Even though the doctor said she's out of danger, it doesn't make me feel any better, because I wanted to provide the best for my family, but I find myself increasingly far from doing that. We were so happy, cheerful, and laughing a lot, but life had to bring me back to the harsh reality I've been living, where it's clear that I'm far from being happy. I ended up disappointing Thomas, the one who made me forget all my problems, because with him I didn't even remember a debt with a dangerous man, much less my father's rudeness or the endl

