After My Husband Left on a Business Trip, My Child Said We Shouldn’t Go Home. I Listened

I said. “I will always, always listen when you tell me something feels wrong. Always.”

He nodded, satisfied, and we moved forward in line.

Later, on the plane, Lucas fell asleep against my shoulder while I stared out the window at clouds and sky and the infinite distance from where we’d been to where we were going.

I thought about that moment at Hartsfield-Jackson continue reading …