I CAME HOME FROM A WORK TRIP, AND MY 7-YEAR-OLD SON SAID, “DON’T GO INTO MY ROOM” — NATURALLY, I LOOKED

until we are strong enough to open the door.

So the real question is this:

When someone who shattered your heart returns carrying the truth you were denied, do you close the door on everything that was lost—or open it just enough to learn what might still be saved?