The shrill noise of the drill makes the kids run away holding their ears, which makes my life easier because they stay away from the front door. The last thing I want right now is for one of them to try and bolt. I'm still feeling too much guilt over Theo getting out the other day.
I was nervous to call Santos and tell him what happened. Really nervous. The entire thing was my fault. Distraction is understandable when you're a mom of three small children. But there is no excuse for the amount of emotional distraction I was allowing myself to have.
The one good thing about the scare was that it forced me to take a good, hard look at myself and how emotionally stagnant I'd become. It's justifiable to feel anger and betrayal when one finds out their spouse has been unfaithful. But holding
