Daddy To Everyone But Me
Language: en
My daughter’s first-grade teacher called me out of nowhere, her voice thick with hesitation. "Elena? It’s Ms. Palmer. Cathy sent me a few voice-to-text messages from her Gizmo watch today. I… I really think you need to see them." A second later, my phone buzzed with a screenshot. Cathy’s clumsy, phonetic typing glared back at me: "Ms Palmer, im taking off for dad today. He cant pick me up agan. He had to get Rachel’s kid. Can I just sit in the classroom for a little bit? Mommy will come." I stared at the screen, the blood draining from my fingers. Ms. Palmer’s voice dropped lower. "Elena,…