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‘You can turn your life around’

Fatima Ingles, 43, Brisbane, Qld

Cuddling my baby, Diego, I felt so much love.

‘I might take him to see my sister next week,’ I told my husband, Pedro.

‘There’s too much work,’ he said.

I ran the office for his construction business, so I assured him I’d get everything done beforehand.

‘If you go, I’ll end our marriage,’ Pedro snapped.

My heart sank.

Becoming a couple when I was 16, we’d been together for eight years.

After a tough childhood, all I wanted was to live in a happy family. And I’d got my

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