“You saved my life, and then you took care of me. You took care of me for a long time. There’s a lot of things I regret, and I know I should have been a better mother to you. But how you turned out, and the man you are today, is never one of my regrets. I should have done so many things differently, but when I start thinking down that road, I terrify myself that any change I’d have made would have turned you into a different man. You are perfect, and you are exactly—exactly—what these boys need.”
