its job.
I didn’t rescue her from it.
Then life moved on.
Ryan joined his team.
I went back to work.
There were flights.
Briefings.
Long days.
Missed calls.
The differences didn’t disappear.
But something fundamental had shifted.
My family began asking questions they should have asked years earlier.
Not just:
Where are you going?
But:
How are you?
Not just:
When are you coming home?
But:
Are you getting enough rest?
Not just:
What exactly do you do?
But:
What can you tell us?
There was humility in that
