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of decisions to make.

Lawyers’ fees and divorce papers

are not cheapplus

figuring out how we are each going

to maintain our own households now.

Wait, what about

me?

I hate how childish

I sound.

Oh, love, Mama and I

will always have space

for youwe just

will have our own apartments

or houseswe haven’t

figured out all the details yet.

Right, Mama Alice adds.

I have to decide

if I want to stay here

or go back to Chicago.

But Junie—you’re graduating.

We’re all going to be

starting a new adventure

but we’ll always beyour moms

your family.

I’m too old to cry about this

but everything

rushes out of me.

I feel so dumb

for being such a goddamn romantic

thinking my moms’ love story