My Dad Called Me His Disappointment After I Gave Him A $10000 Rolex

call, she said, “I miss you, Claire.”

I said, “I know, Mom.”

She said, “I know things got bad.”

I said, “They did.”

She didn’t push past that. She just said she hoped I would come visit sometime when it felt right. Not for a reason. Not for a birthday or a holiday or because someone needed something. Just to visit.

I said I would think about it.

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