But true character showed when you could find something to love in a child everyone else hated.
Lacy honestly irritated me at times—she tried so hard to be a good parent and still missed the mark in so many ways. But this quote reminded me why I respected her. She chose to love her child when everyone else had written him off. That kind of loyalty, even when it’s messy or imperfect, says more about her character than anything else.
