I buried my son ten years ago – when I saw my new neighbors’ boy, I was certain he looked exactly like mine would have if he were still alive today.

there’s a woman here; she dropped something.”

Mom. Hearing him say that word to someone else was the strangest feeling.

He started picking up the broken pieces of the plate. A woman appeared in the doorway behind him.

The initial shock was fading now. I forced a smile.

“I’m so sorry about the mess,” I said. “My son. He… if he’d gotten a chance to grow continue reading …