I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

like a man finally facing a consequence he’d always assumed would disappear.

“Do you forgive me?”

I thought about it.

“Yes.”

His shoulders relaxed.

Then I added, “That doesn’t mean everything goes back.”

The relief vanished.

“Then what does forgiveness mean?”

“It means I don’t need to spend my life angry.”

I put on my coat.

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