Divorce

At the best of times divorce is not good and it gets no better with time. Even when it is the most tolerable alternative it is, and remains, a source of pain. To be the parent leaving home somehow seems even worse. He is, of course, invited back from time to time. He is there to witness graduations, some birthdays and maybe a Christmas or two. He also sees the children on vacations or weekends.

But life does not get lived on weekends or holidays. Instead it is day to day, and when nothing too important is happening. It does not occur on those distracting and none too real days we call special.