Some visits went well.

Others ended with tears or tiredness.

The facilitator reminded all of us that progress was rarely a straight line.

Jude once refused to see him because Callum had missed a scheduled call after a flight delay.

I felt a familiar surge of anger.

Instead of reassuring Jude that the missed call didn’t matter, I told Callum to acknowledge the disappointment plainly.

He crouched beside our son and said, “I should have contacted you sooner.