“Dad, why aren’t you and mom together?”

That question hasn’t come my way yet, but it will. It’s inevitable.

I expect our son to have natural questions about why his mom and dad aren’t together. I have ideas about what I will eventually tell him. One thing I find great pleasure in, and I hope he will, too, is, his initials, A & E. That’s how his mom and I signed everything we wrote to each other. It stands for Always & Eternally. I hope that he is able to find some comfort in knowing that, just because his mom and dad aren’t together, he is here because there was a time that his mom and dad loved each other very much. Continue reading »