When I came to the hospital after you were hurt, your sister, who seems to have my temper rather than your mother"s, told me in no uncertain terms that I should have been more present in your lives. I can see that that is true. Please, Sean, forgive me. As I said, I stayed away not because I did not care, but because, in a way, I cared too much. For me, my absence from your lives has felt like a form of penance. Nonetheless, I have been thinking about this, and have come to realize staying away from you is one of the more shameful things I have ever done.
I know I cannot ever make up for two decades of my non-presence in your life, and Kirsten"s. However, once you, Lea, and Andy have gone through your weddings, I hope that I may come and speak with you, and come to know you at least a lit
