I Became “Mom” to My Grandchildren When Their Mother Walked Away — Sixteen Years Later, She Returned

out who I was, I could come back better. But then one month turned into two, and two turned into six, and every day it got harder to come back because I’d been gone so long. And eventually I convinced myself they were better off without me. That you were giving them stability I couldn’t provide. And that was true. But it was also the coward’s way out.continue reading …