“I want to help with your mom.”
I turned toward him.
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“My mother?”
“You drive over there twice a week.”
“Yes.”
“I’ve never really helped.”
I waited.
“I’ve watched you work, take care of June, and take care of your mother.”
He shook his head.
“That’s basically three full-time jobs.”
“You work too.”
“I know.”
“But not proportionally.”
I almost smiled.
“No.”
“I want to actually be useful.”
“Not look useful.”
“Be useful.”
“What does that mean?”
He had already thought about it.
“I drive your mom to her Thursday appointments.”
“You take Wednesday mornings.”
“I take Sunday afternoons.”
“And at night with June, we split it.”
He paused.
“Actually split it.”
I nodded.
“That’s what sharing looks like.”
“I know I’ve said things before and not followed through.”
“Yes.”
