My Politician Husband Left Me During an Emergency Delivery—Four Days Later, He Went on TV and Lied About Where He’d Been

Each made her own decision about him.

Maya maintained occasional contact.

Grace wanted distance.

Hope exchanged letters for years before seeing him.

I did not interfere unless safety required it.

Their father belonged to their stories too.

I had spent enough of my life watching adults control narratives.

I would not control theirs.