Levi continued.
“She has spent this entire pregnancy trying to make you feel included, even when you’ve ignored her wishes.”
Diane opened her mouth.
Nothing came out.
“And she will never have to tolerate being disrespected just to keep peace between us again.”
He took my hand.
“That’s your responsibility now, Mom.”
Then he said the words I’d needed to hear for months.
“You’re going to be our son’s grandmother. But you’re not his parent.”
Diane stared at him.
“You don’t get to choose his name. You don’t make decisions about him without asking us. And you don’t get to push his mother aside because you want to be the center of every celebration.”
His voice remained calm.
“If you want a close relationship with our son, we want that too. But it has to be built on respect.”
Diane’s eyes filled with tears again.
