We received a heartfelt note from one of our readers, who shared details regarding a difficult family situation. It’s a predicament that many parents can relate to: a moment of dread or indecision drives a breach between loved ones.
In her narrative, she discusses a decision she made during a trying moment and the enormous guilt she now feels for not being present when her kid needed her the most.
Last week, something unexpected occurred. Hannah contacted me in tears and was plainly in anguish. “I need to go to the hospital right now!” she shouted. I quickly protested and said no—he couldn’t handle three little children at his age.
She fell silent for a time, and I suggested she take her infant and toddlers with her or ask a neighbor instead. She begged, “Mom, I am in so much pain, and the kids are sleeping. “I don’t want to drag them to the ER.”Read More Below
