I Picked up My 5-Year-Old from Kindergarten When She Suddenly Said, ‘Daddy, Why Didn’t the New Daddy Pick Me up like He Usually Does?’

About music, travel, the stupid things we did as kids. I fell hard and fast, and for once in my life, I felt like someone actually saw me… really saw me. A year later, we were married in a small ceremony by the lake, and I thought I’d won the lottery.

When our daughter, Lizzy, was born five years ago, everything shifted.

Suddenly, there was this tiny human who depended on us for everything, and I’d never felt more terrified or more complete.

I remember watching Sophia hold her for the first time, whispering promises about all the things she’d teach her. I remember those 3 a.m.

feedings where we’d both stumble around like zombies, taking turns rocking Lizzy back to sleep.

We were exhausted, yes, but we were happy. We were a team.

Sophia went back to work after six months.

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