“It’s easier for me like this. I think I convinced myself that if I loved you guys less—if I loved Mom less—it wouldn’t hurt so bad if I had—if I had to lose her.” I choke on the words. “So I kept myself apart and hoped it would help.”
As someone with a parent who is terminally ill, this literally made me sob at 2 am and makes me want to call him & hug him immediately.
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