When Work and Life Collided
The morning Liam was hospitalized after a serious accident, nothing else mattered. Time froze as machines beeped and monitors glowed, and I sat holding his hand, promising not to leave.
I spent the night in a plastic chair and, at sunrise, called my boss to ask for five days off—no vacation, no drama, just time for my child. His response was cold and rehearsed:
“You need to separate work from your private life.”
