The Message From My Son That Forced An Impossible Choice – The Archivist

go anywhere, Ethan. Harvard, Stanford—”

“I know,” he said. “But Austin is home. You’re here. And I’m not ready to be that far away yet.”

I understood what he wasn’t saying: that despite all his achievements, despite how much he’d healed, he still needed the security of knowing I was nearby. And that was okay. Healing isn’t linear, and it doesn’t happen continue reading …