My Son Kept Calling Our Neighbor “The Apology Man”—Then I Discovered the Heartbreaking Secret He Hid Behind the Fence

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One afternoon, while coloring at the kitchen table, Nick looked up and said, “The apology man waved at me today.”

I smiled. “The who?”

“The apology man.”

“Do you mean Mr. Joseph?”

Nick nodded. “Yeah. The apology man.”

I laughed softly. “Why do you call him that?”

Nick shrugged, the way only five-year-olds can.

“Because he’s continue reading …