My Daughter Wore My 1996 Dress to Her Prom – Then Her Boyfriend Handed Me an Old Photo and Said, ‘You Thought I Wouldn’t Recognize This Dress? I Know What Happened in 1996’
I came through the gymnasium doors and saw them by her car, Connor speaking quietly, Lily standing very still with her arms wrapped around herself the way she does when she’s trying not to fall apart. Then she looked at me, and the question on her face was one I had no quick answer for.
