A Mother's Choice: Letting Go and Starting Over

Summary

In the morning, Arthur and I finalized our divorce. By the afternoon, he had taken our daughter and boarded a flight back to New York.

Staring at the divorce decree in my hands, I realized this piece of paper was the sum total of our five-year marriage.

I sold my house in Seattle and quit my job.

With that, my last remaining ties to Seattle were severed.

On the Amtrak train heading back to my hometown, I received a call from my daughter.

She asked why I hadn't gone with them to New York.