planned hard enough.
The one thing I never budgeted for was needing another adult in the room.
Mark had walked out two years earlier when Wyatt was still in diapers. After that, I simply became more efficient, the way you do when there is no second pair of hands to catch what you drop.
People at school called me strong. For a long time, I took that as a compliment. Now I understand there is a difference between carrying weight and carrying it alone.
That Tuesday night, the difference finally
