"Lola," means grandma in the Filipino language. Grandmothers are a special breed. If you were fortunate enough to grow up with an amazing one, you definitely know what I mean.

Marriage is a strange thing. My first one ended in a hot mess. Too young, too immature, too selfish, too prideful, you name it, we had it. Back then, I knew all the things we were doing wrong, but we couldn't figure out how to do anything right. So after more than a decade, I left... bruised to the core and heavily chipped on the shoulders.