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But slowly, quietly, things started to slip.<\/p>\n

When Amelia turned five, Molly broke down one night after putting her to bed. Tears streamed down her face.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t do this anymore. I lost everything!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d I asked softly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost my entire youth, Mark. I shouldn\u2019t have had a kid at all!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMolly, please\u2026 Amelia might hear you. She\u2019s in the next room.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t care,\u201d she shouted through sobs. \u201cI want out of this. I\u2019m filing for divorce, and I don\u2019t want to see any of you again.\u201d<\/p>\n

My heart dropped. I begged her to rethink it, to take time, to breathe\u2014but she had already packed her bags. And within minutes, she walked out of our lives.<\/p>\n

When I went to check on Amelia, she was sitting up in bed, tears running down her face.<\/h2>\n

\u201cMommy left?\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n

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But slowly, quietly, things started to slip. When Amelia turned five, Molly broke down one night after putting her to bed. Tears streamed down her face. \u201cI can\u2019t do this anymore. I lost everything!\u201d \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d I asked softly. \u201cI lost my entire youth, Mark. I shouldn\u2019t have had a kid at…<\/p>\n

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