Evidence of the Affair

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

It is funny the crazy things our brains make up to save us from the truth.

Lying has just become so much easier than telling the truth. I don’t remember when things got so hard. But life has been a matter of keeping our heads above water for years now.

The problem is that, well, kids are expensive.

Often, I feel overwhelmed by this sinking feeling in my heart that I will never be enough.

I’ve always been struck by the idea that you can’t be all that happy something has returned if it doesn’t go away in the first place.

Sometimes I think mine might turn to stone any minute now, and yet every time I see you I soften, reminded of how you still choose kindness over anger at every step.

I could no longer live in a marriage of such disrespect.

You gave me hope and perspective and confidence. Right before you gave me my baby.