'My son came first, and will always come first.'
and barely able to get out of bed, which caused me to miss many classes. In particular, I was supposed to volunteer at a school for teenagers detoxing from drugs. I wanted to work with these kids and to help them understand that they were worth teaching by setting a good example. Instead, I rarely made it in to teach and this resulted in a disciplinary meeting between the rehab school's classroom teacher and my professor. I was put on probation. That was the lowest point in my life.
While I would love to say I am fully recovered and have not relapsed, I have had no such luck. For some people, they can eat a meal without desperately needing dessert. Other people can look in the mirror and not criticize what they see. Many people do not step on the scale and base their self-worth off the number that blinks back at them. Unfortunately,
. I can go months without my bulimia and suddenly have it come screaming back with a vengeance, seemingly out of nowhere.with my son. My husband and I were thrilled! That excitement quickly turned to fear. What if my unhealthy relationship with food hurt this little human in my belly? Fraught with worry and shame I kicked my bulimia to the curb .
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