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After Divorce, a Father Keeps Double-Checking His Daughter Is Fine
Original: She’s fine, or: Please double-check Recent divorce. Three of us, still practicing the handoffs: your mother's meetings,
A poem circulating online captures the quiet anxiety of shared custody after a recent divorce: a father and mother still practising the handoffs — the meetings, the front door, the school bus — while their daughter insists 'I'm fine.' The narrator pockets the reassurance, then checks again, admitting he keeps expecting the next piece of the arrangement to fail like a buggy software update.
Why now: The raw, honest depiction of post-divorce parenting and custody handoffs resonates with parents in similar situations.
Evidence
- She’s fine, or: Please double-check Recent divorce. Three of us, still practicing the handoffs: your mother's meetings, my front door, your bus. You write, "I'm fine, Abba'chka."1 I pocket that, then check again. Forgive me: I keep expecting the next software update to… · skepticskaddish.com@skepticskaddish.com · 3
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