Lessons from Lifetime............................

Don't groan, ya know you all watch it. There was an extra strange movie on the other night. The mother ( in the flick) woke up one morning and had an imaginary child, Maggie. Go ahead laugh, but I couldn't help but be dazed by the amount of love the husband and daughter showed for this woman by the lengths they were willing to go to to protect her fragile mental health.

As the husband explained to the new nanny (who jumped on board with full acceptance of imaginary Maggie AFTER calling child protective services early on for a plot twist... It was a Lifetime movie don't forget) the woman was searching for a way to fix their marriage when he was working too much. Maggie was her answer. What else was there to do except go along because, and of course, if he took her to the mental health professionals she would be deemed "broken" and in need of being forced to face reality. Which from society's perspective she might have been, but within the safe cocoon of her families love she was able to work through things and eventually didn't need Maggie anymore. The power of love!

Ya, I know this was a silly, unrealistic made-up movie, but step inside of it for a moment. Have you ever loved or been loved that much? Have you ever done something for your beloved that you totally didn't get, simply because you loved them and they needed it? I hope you have because it is a gift like no other. When one is able to act in the best interest of another selflessly, the rewards are endless. Don't believe me? Give it a try sometime and you will have proof.