My Daughter Came Home From Prom Smiling—Then Her Date Looked at Me and Said, “You Have 5 Minutes to Tell Her the Truth, or I Will”

stared at her reflection.

“I just wonder sometimes if he thinks about me on important days.”

I repeated the line I had been telling her for years.

“He made his choice.”

She nodded.

“He didn’t want the responsibility. I know.”

The words hurt more than she knew.

Because they weren’t entirely true.

“He lost out, sweetheart.”

The lie came easily.

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