How'd you deal with growing up in a single parent household? It's been nearly 16 years and I still don't think I've come to terms with it...
~~📷~~ How did he deal with it? good question... it had been far from easy---it had taken him awhile to understand that it was all for the best that Lonnie'd left. even though he still thought he was a coward for running away.
"i just put my attention on caring for will",
because he was the big brother. because someone had to take responsibility when their mom was too busy or when she wasn't well. his mom and his little brother were all he had. caring for them had become his life.
they didn't need lonnie. he was enough.
"you'll make peace with it. you'll realize that there's no shame in living with one parent. that you can still be a family and feel sort of complete, even if it isn't"