“Strong women don’t play victim, don’t make themselves look pitiful, and don’t point fingers.  They stand and they deal.” 

 I was certain I had hit my cap when it came to the amount of bullets I was able to withstand from my co-parent.  My simple mind could not fathom that there could possibly be anymore ammo they could shoot my way.  Ah, but how wrong I was.  I began to realize that these hits towards me were meant for one reason, and one reason only:  to break me