"She manipulated Jake into humiliating me online—"
"Jake did that on his own! Because he watched you break his mother's heart!" Parker's voice echoes off the walls. "You think he doesn't understand what you did? You think he didn't notice you favoring Jessica over his mom? Kids aren't stupid, Dustin. They see everything."
The words hit harder than they should.
I think about Jake on the phone, crying, telling me I'm a bad daddy. Telling me he hates me.
I think about the videos he posted, asking strangers to be his new father because I wasn't good enough.
My hands curl into fists.
"Jake will understand when he's older," I say. "He'll understand I did this for his own good."
"And if he doesn’t? He's going to hate you for it. And you'll deserve it." Parker shakes his head. "I'm warning
