informed me that they were coming to his house because his wife was hosting a lavish celebration to compensate for her absence from the graduation. When my son abruptly said,
“You will never be able to get over the fact that Dad left you for her, Mom, and that is sad,” I was even more devastated. “You’re my mom, but she’s been my stepmother since I was ten,” he continued. I was left alone in that parking lot, crying. Was I mistaken to want to enjoy my son’s graduation celebration without having it ruined by his stepmother?