I say nothing. It\u2019s all too sad, too unbelievable. \u201cAllie was so demanding,\u201d Paul goes on. I nod understandingly. \u201cEverything had to be perfection\u2014from clothes to husband. And when I would object just a little, she would chide me for not loving her as I had loved Madeline.\u201d It was hard for him to get the last word out. \u201cSo her mom is blaming me for her death, well, blaming Dad even more so.\u201d
\nI listen in silence, light dawning on me gradually. I begin to see the big picture and it scares me. I\u2019m going home to face a father I do not know\u2014a scared, frightened, disillusioned father, who seems to be the victim of his own sanctity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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