Status Updates From Ik zal hem nooit meer papa ...

First lines | Sunday, November 1, 2020 // Tomorrow, my son, Tom-all of six and a half years old-has to wear a mask to school. So we rehearse putting one on. Once, twice, ten times. I post a photo of my masked boy on Facebook. Seconds later, my father pitches in: "Poor little Tom. ..." My last ever exchange with my father. I just don't know it yet.