I Promised My Son Forever—Then Cancer Made Me Count the Months

I do too.

Because here it is.

The controversial sentence.

The sentence people fight about online.

Tell them.

Don’t tell them.

Protect them.

Be honest.

The woman continues, voice still calm. “They’ll make up their own version if you don’t. And sometimes… their version is scarier.”

I open my mouth to respond, but nothing comes out.

Because she’s right.

Because continue reading …