CNU-My daughter-in-law said Christmas would be easier if I stayed away, and my son did not even raise his eyes to defend me. So I stayed home, alone, exactly as requested. …

I do it again?

Yes.

Not because punishment itself satisfies me. It doesn’t. Handcuffs on a television screen do not heal a grandson’s confusion or a granddaughter’s anger. Sentencing hearings do not return dignity to donors who were played for fools. Prison does not resurrect trust once children have watched adults manipulate it for cash.

I would do it continue reading …