Defensive
I still feel embarrassed by a mistake I made a few years ago today. It was “Meet the Teachers” night at school. When my former spouse asked about his new wife coming, I retorted that I did not think it appropriate. In my view, Meet the Teachers night was for parents and their children to meet the teachers. Not for step-parents to also meet the teachers and be included in this family event. I was wrong. At that time, two years into my daughters having a step-mom, I was still working through what that meant. Nothing put me in the
