this morning #1468.
this morning, after we’d drove away from the plot of land where our home once stood, i checked the entire family into a hotel with nothing more than the clothes on our backs. we’d been up all night. if you’d have asked me what our next move was, i’d have been at a total loss. my thoughts were a hot mess. pure chaos. the kids & the cat were obviously shaken. mom in law was floating in her own world as usual. the wife was hiding in the bathroom typing on her phone, likely messaging with her sister. i sat catatonic, staring into the distance until a loud OH CRAP snapped me from my state. she stuck her head out of the bathroom & asked to speak with me. i saw in her eyes & tone that i had no choice.