“We don’t have enough money.”
“Then sell some of the luxury baby items. Downgrade the car if you have to. Cut expenses.”
I softened my voice.
“You’re about to be somebody’s father, David. Figure out what your family can actually afford and live within it.”
For once, there was nothing I could do for him that would be kinder than making him do it himself.
After they left
Two weeks later, a moving truck pulled into my driveway.
They had found a small two-bedroom apartment across town.
It wasn’t the