Leaving My Ungrateful Daughter Behind

Summary

My daughter, Tracy, has always been the little judge, the tiny, biased referee of our house.

Every single time Carl and I fought, she’d immediately side with her dad, demanding I be the one to apologize.

This year, we went to Carl’s parents’ place for Christmas. Carl, ignoring all my pleas, had gotten completely hammered. When I suggested he sleep on the pullout in the guest room to avoid his midnight antics, he slurred his way into a fight.

That’s when Tracy, just six years old, stepped up like a tiny, self-righteous grown-up.