Existentially, this idea creates a roil of panic in my gut. If I'm not his wife anymore and I'm not the only mother of his children, then who am I?
For about a year after the divorce, I wanted to carry that video around with me and show everyone, saying, 'See! This is what I'm dealing with.' But I don't want to vilify her anymore; it's starting to feel like a cheap ploy for sympathy.
When he answers, I clear my throat, steeling myself to ask him how he feels about getting a baby sister or brother. But he blurts out, 'Dad and Kelly left this morning; they're not back yet.' Ire wells like a balloon in my chest and threatens to burst out of my ears.
How irresponsible. How dare they leave a 10-year-old in charge of an 8-year-old? I'm picturing my ex and Kelly hiking on a volcano tour or eating breakfast on the deck of a private boat, drinking mimosas and watching the sunrise.
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