“It was wrong of me to tell you that your daddy would leave because of something you said.

That was never true, and it was never your fault.” Theo considered this, gave a small sweet smile, wiped his chin, and ran off to the swings, the whole matter already weighing less on him than it did on any of us.

I did not forgive Charlotte all at once.

But I watched my mother-in-law take real accountability, for the first time, without blaming my career or reaching for an excuse, and I understood that this was a small, necessary first step, and I let it be one.

Chapter 20 — You Didn’t Do Anything Wrong