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I swallowed hard. \u201cBaby, your mother is going through something right now and needs some time away. She\u2019ll be back soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

But she didn\u2019t come back.<\/p>\n

Not that night. Not that week. Not ever.<\/p>\n

It became just the two of us. And while Amelia cried every night for nearly a year, we eventually learned to breathe again. To live again. To build a new rhythm.<\/p>\n

She became the center of my world. My purpose. My joy.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Molly remained silent. No calls. No messages.<\/p>\n

Instead, her social media exploded with photos\u2014the life she felt she\u2019d missed: parties, bars, trips, and reunions with her sorority sisters.<\/p>\n

Each picture stung. How could she abandon her child to gain a freedom that no longer fit her life? How could she celebrate while Amelia cried for her?<\/p>\n

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Years passed. Then one day, I saw a picture that knocked the air out of me\u2014Molly and Tanner were back together.<\/h2>\n

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I swallowed hard. \u201cBaby, your mother is going through something right now and needs some time away. She\u2019ll be back soon.\u201d But she didn\u2019t come back. Not that night. Not that week. Not ever. It became just the two of us. And while Amelia cried every night for nearly a year, we eventually learned to…<\/p>\n

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