I Should've Known, This Family Worth No Tears

I had spent thirty years working like a mule—raising a family, holding the house together, putting everyone else first.

Finally, my son got married, my grandson started school and I thought maybe—just maybe—it was time for me.

So I mustered the courage to ask my husband, “Do you remember that promise you made me thirty years ago? About traveling the world together?”

He looked uncomfortable, then shook his head. “Michelle… we’re not young anymore. Can you stop being so childish?”