Three Months Pregnant, I Signed the Divorce Papers While My Husband Rushed to Another Woman—Ten Years Later, He Shook Our Son’s Hand Without Knowing Who He Was

That was important because both of them initially treated every missed moment as proof the nine lost years were happening again.

They had to learn that ordinary parents occasionally fail to arrive on time.

Ordinary children get annoyed.

Relationship survives.

No one disappears.

Mason eventually stopped counting.

So did Lucas.

When Mason graduated from high school, Lucas and I sat together.