For the first time in months, he wasn’t barking orders. He walked me outside the room and confessed something I never anticipated: he’d been drowning in pressure and had forgotten that leadership requires empathy just as much as efficiency. “You shouldn’t have felt forced to choose between your career and your child,” he admitted. “Take the time you need. We’ll cover things here.”
It wasn’t a dramatic apology, but the sincerity was unmistakable—like a door finally opening that should never have been shut.
Back at the hospital, sitting beside my son, my mind felt still for the first time.
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