“So, yeah, I sympathized with Mom. I trusted her judgment, so I knew there had to be a good reason why she felt the way she did about Dad. She thought he was an asshole, so I thought he was an asshole too. And some of the things he did really were shitty. As I’ve gotten older, though—now that I’m here—” “You’re seeing the other side of the story.” “Exactly.” Her voice gets thick again. “I’m seeing your story. And it’s making me really rethink things.”
