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“My daughter told me she hated living with me. The next day, suitcases and an envelope were waiting for her at the door.” I never thought that handing my daughter her forgotten lunchbox would end up being the moment she decided I was her enemy. “You’re taking away my freedom. I hate living under the same roof with you.” That’s what Nicole yelled, shrieking, furious, before slamming her bedroom door so hard that the hall mirror rattled. I stood there, like a fool. In one hand, I was still holding Lena’s shiny lunchbox, with the fox sticker she’d attached to it herself, and with the other, I was clutching my chest, because something suddenly hurt so bad I thought it was my heart. I didn’t follow her. I didn’t speak to her. I said nothing. Not because I couldn’t, but because something inside me broke. It wasn’t a loud, dramatic sound. Just a silent crack, like dry wood under pressure. Clean. Final. What had I done? Really? Asking him not to leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight?