“I can’t do this anymore. I can’t take care of
you and the boys. It’s just too much stress.” My father was yelling at my
mother through tears while my mother just sat there unable to talk through
hers. She let him walk out without a fight, without trying to stop him. He
walked out and didn't come back. He didn't say where he was going or how he was
going to get there. He just left. And that was it.
