Under the court’s arrangement, the children had to regularly spend time with their father, so they stayed with him two days a week.
Several of the children at once—including our youngest son.
The man who had spent years believing that I “did nothing” suddenly discovered how many times a baby wakes up during the night, how much food it takes to feed a large family, how much laundry has to be done, and how many questions children can ask at the same time.
One evening, he called me completely exhausted and said:
“I can’t handle this. Come pick them up early today.”
I looked at the time and calmly replied:
“I can’t. I have an English lesson, and then I’m going to the gym. Today is your day with the kids.”
And for the first time in thirty-two years, I ended
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