At 53, My Mom Finally Started Dating Again—When I Met the Man Making Her So Happy, I Waited Until He Left and Said, “Mom, You Need to Know Who He Really Is”
Apology
I considered deleting it.
Read it instead.
He wrote that he had been defensive.
That he had convinced himself my complaint at Bellweather represented resentment rather than harm.
That dating Mom while withholding our history had been wrong.
Then:
I did care about Sarah. I also understand now that caring about her did not give me the right to decide which facts she needed in order to decide whether she wanted me.
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