Couple counseling sessions have also begun. Sometimes they came out of there angry, sometimes they seemed more calm. But at least they learned to talk about the things that hurt them, instead of turning each dinner into a reproach contest.
Dad’s reconnected with Emily. At first, the conversations were short. She didn’t trust his promises, and he had to accept that he couldn’t recover thirty years through a few phone calls.
But he kept calling when he said he was going to call. She began to ask her about the service, about Lily and about the things that interested her. He stopped sending him money without asking, as if a bank transfer could have replaced a conversation.
One day, Emily invited him to Lily’s kindergarten celebration.
My dad called me right away.
“Sarah, do you think I should go?
I laughed.
“Father, you shouldn’t even ask me.
I’m afraid of doing something wrong.
