“He’ll be fine. He’s used to having less,” my sister-in-law joked as her children ate lobster while my son sat there with an empty plate. I didn’t argue or make a scene. I simply waited. When the waiter returned, I calmly said, “Bring my son the same thing I usually order at the Four Seasons.” The entire table fell silent.
It started on a Sunday—the kind of quiet Sunday that feels like the whole world is moving a little slower before Monday arrives. My name is Luke. I’m thirty-eight, divorced, and raising my ten-year-old...