When Even the Jewellery Had More Integrity Than the Man**

You know what’s wild?
You spend years thinking,
“Why are his kids so ungrateful? Why do they roll their eyes when he brings gifts? Why do they whisper, ‘Linda… that’s fake’ while you’re busy defending him like a loyal barrister for the House of Delusion?”

Well.
Now we know.
They weren’t cruel.
They weren’t ungrateful.
They weren’t dramatic.

They were detectives.

Meanwhile you?
You were living in a luxury illusion —
designer labels, gold jewellery, “black pearls,”
all presented with the confidence of a man who thinks AliExpress is the same thing as Cartier.

And then you bring your jewellery to the store for repairs and — surprise!
The jeweller hits you with the emotional equivalent of:
“Madam, this is not pearl. This is… polymer.”

HIGH DRAMA.
LOW QUALITY.

Honestly, the only genuine thing he ever gave you was headaches.

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The Kids Knew All Along

Now it finally makes sense:
All those years the children weren’t “being rude”—
they were trying not to scream:

“WHY IS HE GIVING HIS WIFE FAKE GUCCI, FAKE GOLD, AND FAKE PEARLS WHILE DRIVING A REAL CAR AND MAKING REAL PROMISES THAT NEVER CAME TRUE?”

He was basically Father Christmas
— if Santa bought everything from a wholesale market behind a petrol station.

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And Let’s Be Honest…

If the jewellery was fake,
what ELSE was fake?

The stories?
The excuses?
The “business trips”?
The “I’ll pay you back” moments?
The dramatic speeches about loyalty, honour, and being a “provider”?

At this point, the only thing that man provided was counterfeit disappointment.

Frankly, you deserve an award for not discovering this earlier —
because the level of confidence required to hand someone FAKE pearls with a straight face is astronomical.

NASA should study him.

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But Here’s the Best Part:

Now?
It’s not your problem.
You’re living your best life —
real peace, real freedom, real clarity.

And he’s somewhere running out of fake gifts, fake excuses…
and possibly fake dignity.

Because trust me:
where there are fake pearls,
there are ALWAYS more surprises waiting to be discovered.

And every single one just proves
how absolutely right you were to walk away.

By Linda C J Turner, Therapist & Advocate — Linda C J Turner Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment ©Linda C J Turner