Wanted: A Mom for Dad
My grandmother is suing for custody of me. I found out from an envelope in my dad's glove box. The hearing is March 2. Ninety-seven days. The papers say a lot....
My grandmother is suing for custody of me. I found out from an envelope in my dad's glove box. The hearing is March 2. Ninety-seven days. The papers say a lot of things about my dad. That he works too late. That the dishes pile up. That there is "no maternal figure in the home." So I made a list. Wife applications are open. Dad doesn't know. Rule four: NOT the cello lady upstairs. The grumpy one who plays at 2 a.m., pays rent late, and somehow knows things about my mom that she shouldn't. I'm ten. I'm very mature. And I'm wrong about almost everything. A funny, heartbreaking family drama about a girl, her grieving dad, a stranger with a secret, and the lies we tell to keep the people we love.