My Daughter Said “we Need A Break” Two Days Before Christmas

answer her. I just hung up.

The truth is, I hadn’t known for long. But I knew enough.

When I was packing Josie’s things from her room on Christmas Eve, I wanted to grab her memory box. It was a shoebox full of macaroni necklaces and finger paintings. Renee kept it on the top shelf of her own closet, a place she thought was safe.

My hand brushed against continue reading …