When My Mom Told My Child to “Go Away” in Front of Everyone, I Said Five Words That Changed Everything

about “the breaking” faded over weeks, replaced by dreams she described as “boring but nice.” In the way Rachel and I started planning holidays around what would make our daughters happiest, instead of what would make our parents least volatile.

That winter, we took the girls ice skating at a rink downtown. None of us were particularly graceful. Ellie continue reading …