At my wife’s birthday party, my son suddenly pointed at her boss and shouted, “Daddy, that’s the man with the caterpillars.”

dish and a wrapped gift.

“The place looks beautiful, sweetheart. You really went all out this year.”

“She deserves it, Mom. This past year has been brutal for her at work.”

“Well, you’re a good husband. Not many men would throw a party like this.”

I shrugged off the compliment, but a small part of me held onto it.

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