Dates covered: September 1–15, 2023.
In this raw, unfiltered chapter of Momma Drama & Trauma, Jenny walks through the first half of September—the second month after a 22-year marriage shattered. This episode includes the out-of-town Labor Day trip (with her), the spiral of location tracking, the Sept 4 text blowup and phone calls, the family ripple (including a hard text from a father-in-law), counseling that didn’t change much, and the twins’ 16th birthday—their first big milestone apart.

Jenny shares the day-to-day of surviving: invoicing for the family business while crying in between tasks, 4 a.m. wake-ups, sunrise walks with Maisie, playlists that kept her breathing, acupuncture that finally let her body exhale, and the quiet strength of three boys who kept saying, “Mom, we’re going to be okay.”

Highlights

• Trying to keep distance (invoice hand-offs through the kids)

• Labor Day weekend — replaced at an event they used to attend together

• Tracking his location and what “knowing” really did to her

• Sept 4 blowup: the 3:22 p.m. text and the calls that followed

• Friend finds out in an Applebee’s bathroom conversation

• Family ripple: sisters-in-law, a father-in-law’s message, and the double standard

• Counseling & the shop: mixed signals, unanswered questions

• The twins turn 16: split celebrations, traditions she kept alive

• Everyday logistics: medicine texts, driving practice, weekly pickups/dinners

• Boxes at the door: packing his clothes as a boundary

• Anger waking up, shock refusing to leave, hope she didn’t want to admit

Content note: infidelity, adult language, intense emotions.
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