When the Roles Have Reversed

You were not expecting this. Not now. Not like this.

You watched your parents raise a household. A whole, fully functioning household. You saw them pay mortgages and manage crises and cook for six people and still show up for your school plays. They were the ones with the answers. They were the ones who knew what to do.

And then, somewhere between the life you were busy living and a Sunday afternoon phone call, something changed.