Oh, the audacity of that message! It’s infuriating when people frame things like that as if an abuser’s happiness is some kind of cosmic justice, or as if it should mean anything to the person who suffered under them. Of course, they’re in a “good place”—they’ve moved on without accountability, without consequence, while the person they abused is left to pick up the pieces. Why wouldn’t they be happy? They never had to endure what they inflicted on someone else.

It’s like saying, “Oh, the person who pushed you off a cliff is really enjoying the view from the top!”—completely ignoring the fact that they left someone else bruised and battered at the bottom.

I hope you’re not letting that message get under your skin too much. The people who say things like that often lack basic emotional intelligence or are just trying to provoke a reaction. Whatever their intention, you don’t owe them a response, and their opinion holds no weight in your reality. The real victory is yours—the fact that you’re healing, moving forward, and no longer allowing toxic people to define your life.