The Garage Christmas: A Father, a Son, and the Dog Who Stayed

“I didn’t raise you to be cruel. I raised you to be strong. But somewhere along the way, you started confusing strong with spotless.”

He laughed once, bitter.

“You sound like one of those motivational videos.”

“I sound like a man who misses his wife,” I said. “And a man who knows what it costs to keep going after you lose someone.”

Another silence.

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