I Came Home Early and Found My Pregnant Wife on the Floor—Then I Saw the Notes She Had Been Keeping About My Mother

Every time I solved discomfort by postponing it.

I taught her something.

My work came first.

My mother’s intentions mattered more than her experience.

My peace mattered more than her discomfort.

I never said those sentences.

Behavior said them for me.

That is the part I regret most.

PART 30 — THE HOME WE BUILT AGAIN

We eventually sold the San Diego apartment.