2 septembre 2026

Mom texted, “We can’t make your son’s birthday. Tight month…..

The date stamp was the day after Mason’s party.

The day after they were too financially tight to attend.

My hands started shaking.

Mason walked in and climbed beside me.

He looked at the screen.

He didn’t say anything at first.

Then, quietly, like he was stating a fact he had already accepted:

“They always have money for them.”

It wasn’t angry. It wasn’t dramatic.

It was tired.

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