Mark still preferred his grandmother.
It didn’t bother me, but I had already learned to say that I needed rest too.
And you know what was most surprising?
The world did not collapse.
My children never stopped loving me.
Anna wasn’t angry with me forever.
David didn’t call me selfish.
They simply started dealing with matters that they had previously quietly passed on to me.
On the last day, before leaving, we sat on the terrace of a restaurant.
Anna turned the spoon over and over in her fingers for a long time, until she finally said:
“Mom, I’m sorry. I was really just thinking about saving our marriage. I wasn’t thinking about you at all.”
“I know,” I replied. “But next time, tell me the truth. Even if you think I’ll say no.”
