After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

Yvonne heard that Jared had no sympathy for her. She pouted, hung up right away, and went back to pulling weeds. Then, just to get my attention, she yanked up a little flower right in front of me.

I quickly reached for a small black twig nearby. Yvonne hesitated for a moment, then dug a tiny hole and carefully replanted the flower, her big eyes looking at me all aggrieved.

After about ten minutes, Yvonne finally cleared out the little flower bed. She ran over excitedly and said, “Mom, look how awesome I am. I really did it.”

“Wash your hands, go upstairs, shower, and eat.” I didn’t go on and on encouraging her like I used to, or kiss her little face and tell her how great she was. Now, I just gave her orders.

“Okay.” Yvonne went upstairs. She showered by herself now, and I also made her wash her underwear. She actually did it,

too.

I didn’t eat much for dinner. After a short break, I started doing yoga. Yvonne played with my yoga ball nearby, sometimes trying to copy my moves.

“Wow, Mom, can you really get your leg up that high?” Yvonne asked, her face full of amazement.

I had been dancing for over ten years, so my basic moves were always spot on. It was the first time Yvonne had seen me move with such strength, and she was totally mesmerized, just staring at me.

myself growing quieter around her, not bothering to

headphones and finished

engine cut off downstairs. My body tensed up. I quickly shut the door, turned off the lights, and got into

heard footsteps, but they went to the

drink tonight, and Tracy probably gave him all the emotional support he needed. There’s

anything anymore, so I slept

everything just seemed to go smoother. I just hoped I could face whatever came

Morning came quietly.

I picked today was perfect for a side ponytail, so I wove a ribbon through

window, and the

to the summer when I was eighteen, leaning on the windowsill, sketching

just to watch the shadows

visited my family. In the six years since I got married, I only

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