After the divorce, Betty poured everything she had into raising her teenage son, Josh, with stability and love. But no matter how hard she tried, the absence of his father hung over them like a quiet ache. Josh often talked about the days when their family felt whole, and though Betty longed for that too, she knew those moments were gone forever.
Things grew even more complicated when Josh’s father introduced his new partner, Sylvia. Hearing her son call another woman “my new mom” cut deep, leaving Betty feeling displaced and uncertain. Their fragile bond strained under the weight of it all, and Josh silently carried the sadness of missing both the parents he adored but couldn’t fully understand.
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