An acquaintance sent me a message asking whether I had secretly married.

Someone else claimed a photograph of me at a children’s museum was evidence of a new girlfriend.

My communications director drafted a statement.

I read it, then asked her to delete everything about Elena and Willa.

I said my schedule was changing for personal reasons and that there was nothing more to announce.

My daughter’s life did not belong to strangers simply because my business appeared in the financial pages.

Elena appreciated that choice.