SOTD – I Picked up My 5-Year-Old from Kindergarten When She Suddenly Said, Daddy, Why Did Not the New Daddy Pick Me up like He Usually Does?

I thought my marriage was solid. Ten years together, a daughter we adored, and a life built through long hours, shared sacrifices, and the belief that we were on the same team. Then one Thursday afternoon, my five-year-old asked a question that cracked everything open: “Daddy, why didn’t the new daddy pick me up today?” Those words didn’t just catch me off guard — they hollowed me out. But let me start where it began. I met Sophia at a friend’s birthday party a decade ago. She was the kind of woman who made a room feel smaller just by…

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