My Father Said I Was An Accident At A Family Barbecue Until I Responded

yours. The trust Carol helped me set up, two hundred twenty thousand dollars, that’s yours too. That’s my apology and my love in the same envelope.

The last line my mother had underlined twice.

You were not an accident, Myra. You were the thing I fought hardest for. Don’t be afraid to say what I never could. You are allowed to say no.

I folded the letter.continue reading …