I Went to Apologize to My Ex-Wife on Christmas Eve. Then a Seven-Year-Old Boy Opened a Door I Thought Was Closed Forever

At one point Dr.

Morris asked whether I wanted to explain my mother’s decision to Mason.

I shook my head.

“He shouldn’t have to sort out which adult failed whom,” I said.

“Not now.”

“Good,” she replied.

“Children often assume family conflict is somehow their responsibility.

Be explicit that this isn’t his fault.”