I Came Home to Find My Kids Outside with Packed Bags — It Was the Hardest Day of My Life

I came home to find my children on the porch, suitcases packed, looking confused. They said I told them to leave, but I hadn’t. My heart raced as a car pulled into the driveway. It was my ex-husband, Lewis. He had sent them a fake text pretending to be me, telling them to pack up and wait for him.

I told the kids to go inside, confronting him as he smugly insulted my parenting. As he left, I realized this wouldn’t stop. He would keep trying to manipulate them. Determined, I gathered evidence of his behavior and showed it to his new girlfriend, Lisa. After seeing the proof, she started questioning him, and their relationship began to unravel.

I didn’t seek revenge—just justice, and that was enough.