“Dad… My Back Hurts So Bad I Can’t Sleep. Mom Told Me Not to Tell You.” I Had Just Walked In From a Business Trip
“No.”
“Did you ignore a direct disclosure?”
“No.”
“Did you miss signs?”
“Probably.”
“That is different from knowing.”
I hated nuance.
It prevented self-punishment from feeling noble.
PART 24 — SIGNS I MISSED
There were signs.