When I arrived at the hospital to bring my wife Suzie and our newborn twins home, I was devastated to find that Suzie was gone, leaving only a note asking me to care for the babies and to question my mother about her departure. My daughters slept peacefully in their bassinets, but I was in turmoil. Confronting my mother, who had always criticized Suzie, I found a cruel letter she had written, urging Suzie to leave for the sake of the children.
Overwhelmed with guilt and anger, I made my mother leave and tried to cope with fatherhood alone. As weeks passed, I learned from Suzie’s friend Sara that Suzie felt trapped by my mother’s relentless criticism and believed the twins would be better off without her. Months later, I received a text from an unlisted number with a photo of Suzie holding our babies, expressing her guilt and hope for forgiveness, fueling my determination to find her.
