My strong adventurous mama. All set to live the dream in Australia, a world she knew, trusted, and understood. A safe, solid, and secure life laid out in front of her. A good husband and two beautiful kids, ice cubes tinkling in cocktail glasses, lamb chops barbecuing in the backyard. Yet she chose to abandon it all and break the family bond. To run off with a junkie jazz musician who lived in his parents’ basement, to hurt my father, to risk the happiness of her children, and to venture into the complete unknown where nothing was safe or certain. I applaud her courage. She followed her heart
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