I had a hard time as well not feeling contempt for those in our small community that shunned and abandoned us. In our case, it was my husband's work place where he was fired for sexual harassment. Unbeknownst to them, the woman who accused him of that was equally involved. Fortunately for us, our true, close friends stuck by our side. Five and a half years later, we are still shunned and ignored by certain people.
I finally came to the conclusion that those people were in our lives for a season, and it was time to move on. God knew our true hearts, and that's all that really mattered.
Hold your head up high, make new friends, and move on. And if you have the courage, confront those you lost, and tell them you miss their friendships and wish that you could talk with them. I did that with one of my friends, and we are on the same page now. Not as close as we once were, but the uncomfortableness is gone.
Best of luck to you in this journey that we didn't ask for.
Not feeling contempt
I had a hard time as well not feeling contempt for those in our small community that shunned and abandoned us. In our case, it was my husband's work place where he was fired for sexual harassment. Unbeknownst to them, the woman who accused him of that was equally involved. Fortunately for us, our true, close friends stuck by our side. Five and a half years later, we are still shunned and ignored by certain people.
I finally came to the conclusion that those people were in our lives for a season, and it was time to move on. God knew our true hearts, and that's all that really mattered.
Hold your head up high, make new friends, and move on. And if you have the courage, confront those you lost, and tell them you miss their friendships and wish that you could talk with them. I did that with one of my friends, and we are on the same page now. Not as close as we once were, but the uncomfortableness is gone.
Best of luck to you in this journey that we didn't ask for.