In that moment, I apologized—not because I suddenly liked her, but because I loved my son enough to put his feelings first. He smiled, hugged me tightly, and said, “I just want everyone I care about to be part of my milestones.”
As we walked to the parking lot, I promised myself to release old grudges. Graduation wasn’t just his milestone—it became a quiet lesson for me to grow too. And somehow, that felt just as important.
