a rare chance | tiny love stories NYT

(New York Times, June 2023)

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/style/tiny-modern-love-stories-i-wore-an-orange-wig.html

My oldest child and I drove from Massachusetts to New Hampshire to visit my father, who had suffered a stroke. It gave us a rare chance to catch up. After five hours of round trip travel in the car, I reached over to say goodbye. My eldest always saves the biggest news for the last moment. “You know how you have two sons?” my child asked, watching my face. “Now you have a daughter and son.” Confusion and questions swirled inside me. But only one response mattered. I held my daughter tightly, calling my child by her new name, Katy. — Linda Buttonhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/style/tiny-modern-love-stories-i-wore-an-orange-wig.html