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The Will
Pair with I Want You Back by NSync
“It’s okay, Dad,” I say, “of course I don’t need to be in your will.”
I understand his thinking in my head. I am in my thirties. I have a job, a house, a dog, obligations that I can fulfill on my own. I don’t need his support. He is in his late sixties. His new wife is just a few years older than me, and the boys are six and four. They are the ones he should secure. I know that in my head. But my heart cries because then I am none of his concern. I never was.
Regitze Ladekarl has re-emerged as a raconteur after a long, successful career elsewhere. She crafts universal tales from everyday life with an honest and witty pen. Besides working on a forthcoming novel, she sharpens her voice with personal essays, flash fiction, and method writing here on Medium.
