English poet George Herbert once said, "Living well is the best revenge."
Nobody knows that better than Heather, a sweet and tough-as-nails single mom who has had to put up with some truly despicable behavior from her ex-husband.
There are lots of wonderful hubbies out there, but every now and then, you stumble across a guy who truly gives all men a bad name, like this jerk who told his wife he cheated because she was too heavy.
Also ranking high on the list of scumbag spouses? Heather's ex, Joe.
Joe and Heather were married for 20 years and had eight children together when Joe decided to take off.
He left Heather to raise eight kids alone so he could be with his mistress, who he had gotten pregnant.
As a last parting blow, Joe also stole one of Heather's most prized possessions — an expensive Burberry scarf — to give to his lady on the side.
Fortunately, Heather has a pair of awesome friends who aren't about to let Joe off the hook; they're determined to replace the scarf and make sure the world knows what kind of man Joe really is.
Vanessa and Brooke, two of Heather's best friends, learned what Joe did to their girl, and they weren't about to let him get away with it.
The two women decided to start a GoFundMe to raise the cash to replace Heather's scarf — and give the world the scoop on Joe while they were at it.
Their riotously funny GoFundMe description went live November 28, 2016, quickly becoming a viral hit for its girl-power message and its no-holds-barred takedown of cheating Joe.
Read their full account below.
Please note, strong language ahead.
We are Brooke and Vanessa. We are friends of Heather (the wife). We are pissed off about how our friend Heather has been screwed over by her WASband, Joe.
Joe and Heather had been together for about 20 years and have 8 kids together, too many dogs to count and a few other random pets (a pig, fish, some cats – it's like a domesticated zoo.)
Heather spent those years at home raising her wild, wonderful herd of offspring while Joe was out sowing his wild oats with a neighborhood tart.
His departure from the family home was less than graceful as it was accompanied by the discovery of said tart being pregnant.
Fast forward about a year. Heather is moving on.
Got a tattoo, got herself a great job, another kid has graduated high school and she might even be able to finally take a proper trip to Mexico next year to help celebrate Vanessa's 40th.
Here’s the thing. Heather was the quintessential stay at home mom, complete with all the necessary sacrifices that go along with that.
Raising 8 kids is expensive and Heather's a pretty low-key chick who doesn't fuss over all that fancy sh*t that some women do.
Except for her one treasured designer item – a Burberry scarf. She shared that scarf with her daughters freely. They wore it because they took good care of it.
Then it disappeared.
Turns out Joe – the WASband- gave it to his mistress…
Let’s replace that for Heather. She’ll never buy it for herself. Ok? Ok.
The scarf retails for about $400CAD [$500 USD]. We'll have it shipped to us in Canada so we can add a few tidbits for Heather because we love her and this sh*t is fun.
Then we'll ship it to her so she can rock that motherf***in' scarf like the boss that she is.
Ready? Yeah, you are.
Vanessa and Brooke leave us thanking the stars for awesome girlfriends who stick by their ladies through thick and thin.
Needless to say, the internet quickly fell in love with these three amazing women, who aren't about to let a loser like Joe stand in the way of happiness.
As of today, they've exceeded their fundraising goal by more than $600. You can learn more about them by visiting the GoFundMe campaign.
And don't forget to SHARE with all the kick-butt women you know who would totally do the same thing for their friends.
