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The teacher told her, \u201cYour dad must regret having you!\u201d I was furious.<\/p>\n

I went to confront this woman.<\/p>\n

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She looked at me calmly and asked, \u201cHave you even checked your daughter\u2019s bag?\u201d<\/p>\n

I froze when she showed me a crumpled note.<\/p>\n

It was written in my handwriting. Sloppy, rushed. But no doubt it was mine.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSome days I wish I never had her. I can\u2019t do this anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

I felt like the air had been punched out of me.<\/p>\n

The teacher didn\u2019t yell. She didn\u2019t judge. She just said, \u201cI thought you should know this was in her lunchbox today. She read it to the class.\u201d<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t speak. My mouth went dry. I had no memory of writing it\u2014but as I stood there, a dull throb started in my chest, like guilt rising up from somewhere I\u2019d pushed it deep down.<\/p>\n

The teacher\u2019s voice softened. \u201cKids pick up more than we think.\u201d<\/p>\n

The note\u2026 I had written that weeks ago during a breakdown. After working double shifts, trying to juggle bills,<\/p>\n

my car breaking down, and hearing that my ex-wife might be moving states with her new boyfriend. I had been exhausted, angry, and alone.<\/p>\n

I scribbled that on the back of an envelope one night after putting Maren\u2014my daughter\u2014to bed. I never meant for anyone to read it. Especially not her.<\/p>\n

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